| Gain an understanding of discourse by recognizing features of discourse used in ASL such as
register, spatial mapping, rhetorical analysis, involvement and interaction strategies, coherence
and cohesion, and enhancing your own use of ASL through incorporation of those features. Discourse
features in English will be discussed and compared with those of ASL. Multicultural discourse
styles will be sampled, and you will analyze how knowledge of discourse affects your work as an
interpreter. Pre-requisite: Language in Use. |