ERIC Number: ED376655
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Feb
Pages: 323
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Interpreter Training Program: Program Review.
Massoud, LindaLee
This report describes in detail the deaf interpreter training program offered at Mott Community College (Flint, Michigan). The program features field-based learning experiences, internships, team teaching, a field practicum, the goal of having students meet certification standards, and proficiency examinations. The program has special relationships with a variety of agencies, organizations, and schools involved with deafness. Individual sections of the report address: program description; population served; curriculum (including course descriptions, course scheduling, instructional methodology, accreditation, and employment outlook); personnel (including faculty/staff activities and development); program data (enrollment trends, grade distribution, student completion rates, licensure/standardized test performance, follow-up evaluations, and admissions/placement); facilities and equipment; financial resources; program strengths and effectiveness; areas of projected change/improvement; and process evaluation. Appendices comprise the bulk of the report and include: student, instructor, and program statistics; curricular guides and course outlines; course schedules; multi-year schedule; survey results; and memos. (DB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Certification, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Curriculum, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Interpreters, Job Training, Majors (Students), Paraprofessional Personnel, Postsecondary Education, School Community Relationship, Training Methods, Training Objectives, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Div. of Vocational Education.
Authoring Institution: Mott Community Coll., Flint, MI.
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