INT 560 Current Issues for Interpreters

Investigates current issues facing the professional interpreter. Students discuss issues of bilingualism/biculturalism, legal statutes and liability, certification and quality assurance, confidentiality, accountability, minority status of American Sign Language and deaf culture, oppression and empowerment of the deaf community, the interpreter as a cross-cultural mediator and other contemporary issues.
Credits: 4

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