ASL/English Interpretation - Northeastern University

ASL/English Interpretation from Northeastern University is a Campus Bachelor Sign Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The major in ASL/English Interpretation offers students the unique opportunity to acquire the skills and perspectives necessary to function successfully as linguistic and cultural mediators. The Program enables students to gain a mastery of American Sign Language and thus gain access to the community and culture of Deaf America as well as gain insights into features of spoken languages that are often taken for granted. Not only does learning a modally different language give students a sense of the power of language, but it enables students to experience firsthand the principles underlying the spatial organization of discourse required by signed languages . This has a profound impact in understanding how language shapes one\\\'s world. Students in the ASL Program undertake a course of study that provides a firm foundation in language , linguistics, culture and interpretation. In addition to their interpreting courses students also undertake a broad-based course of study in the College of Arts and Sciences that provides a solid liberal arts education. While it is not required, many students opt to use their elective courses to pursue a minor in one of the many disciplines in the College. The combination of focused study in language and culture and broad-based liberal arts education provides students with the cognitive framework and knowledge base needed to function successfully as interpreters. Employment opportunities for interpreters have increased dramatically and continue to do so as a result of state and federal legislation. Graduates completing the Interpreting major will be prepared to work as interpreters in a wide range of settings including social service agencies, educational setting, and employment. Graduates are also well prepared to take the written portion of the national certification examination for interpreters. In fact students are encouraged to take this written exam during the second half of their senior year in the Program. View more details on Northeastern University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sign Language courses.