Program Outcomes

Shown below are the goals and associated outcomes that the BSI program endeavors to produce in our graduates.

Goal 1. Develop the ability to effectively communicate using ASL

Outcome: 1.1 Demonstrate the ability to communicate in American Sign Language with grammatical accuracy, connected discourse, and sociolinguistic and pragmatic appropriateness across a range of familiar and some unfamiliar topics 

Goal 2. Develop the ability to interpret from ASL to English

Outcome: 2.1 Produce dynamically equivalent simultaneous English interpretations of ASL or contact signing source texts

Goal 3. Develop the ability to interpret from English to ASL

Outcome: 3.1 Produce dynamically equivalent simultaneous ASL interpretations of English source texts

Goal 4. Develop professional dispositions that align with the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Toward Competent Practice monograph’s Entry-to-Practice Competencies 

Outcome: 4.1 Display professional dispositions expected of entry-level interpreters

Goal 5. Develop critical thinking and ethical reasoning required to function as professionals in the field of ASL-English Interpretation

Outcome: 5.1 Apply ethical reasoning to interpreting decisions in alignment with professional standards