Domains & Competencies For Teaching Interpreting

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Northeastern University

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Project TIEM.Online, with support from a Department of Education grant (#H160C030001), has been developing a set of domains and competencies needed by effective interpreting educators. These have been developed based on research, interviews with leaders and experts in interpreting, teaching, and curriculum development.

We are asking for your input and feedback on these competencies as we revise and enhance them. If you are a current or prospective educator of interpreting and/or ASL, an interpreter, or a consumer of interpreting services, we value your thoughts and insight on our work so far.

After revision, these will be used to build the new Master’s Degree in Teaching Interpreting program to be offered at Northeastern University beginning September 2005.

The MA Degree: We will begin accepting applications for the Master’s Degree in early spring 2005. We encourage all interpreters to apply, including deaf interpreters, those working with diverse multicultural, rural, and other under-served interpreter populations.

Our goal is to offer a program that encourages reflective, learning-centered approaches to preparing interpreters. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about working in an academic environment, teaching interpreting, mentoring, evaluating their own teaching, and conducting research into effective teaching practices in interpreting.

Our courses are delivered in an online environment, which allows people from across the nation to participate. All communication for the course takes place via bulletin board postings and email. Our lectures are presented in ASL and then sent out to students on CD-ROM.

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