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Interpreting for different client groupsLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: VTS0505A19H

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • roo.99

Objective

Students will be able to
- interpret for deafened and hard-of-hearing people by various methods
- interpret for deafblind people by various methods
- provide audio description as part of interpreting
- use social-haptic modes of communication
- provide safe guiding

Content

- communication methods of different client groups
- tactile sign language and other communication methods of deafblind people
- audio description
- social-haptic communication
- guiding

Enrollment

01.03.2024 - 18.03.2024

Timing

30.09.2024 - 15.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Teachers
  • Matleena Messo
  • Virpi Thurén
Groups
  • G53vip

Objective

Students will be able to
- interpret for deafened and hard-of-hearing people by various methods
- interpret for deafblind people by various methods
- provide audio description as part of interpreting
- use social-haptic modes of communication
- provide safe guiding

Content

- communication methods of different client groups
- tactile sign language and other communication methods of deafblind people
- audio description
- social-haptic communication
- guiding

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 17.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes
  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Teachers
  • tuntiopettaja Tulkkaukset ja kielet
  • Matleena Messo
  • Virpi Thurén
Groups
  • G51vip

Objective

Students will be able to
- interpret for deafened and hard-of-hearing people by various methods
- interpret for deafblind people by various methods
- provide audio description as part of interpreting
- use social-haptic modes of communication
- provide safe guiding

Content

- communication methods of different client groups
- tactile sign language and other communication methods of deafblind people
- audio description
- social-haptic communication
- guiding

Evaluation scale

0-5

Enrollment

01.03.2022 - 18.03.2022

Timing

31.10.2022 - 16.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Turku

Teaching languages
  • roo.99
Seats

0 - 100

Degree programmes
  • BA in Humanities, Interpreting in Sign Language and Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Teachers
  • Hely Korte
  • Veera Kuusela
Groups
  • G49vip

Objective

Students will be able to
- interpret for deafened and hard-of-hearing people by various methods
- interpret for deafblind people by various methods
- provide audio description as part of interpreting
- use social-haptic modes of communication
- provide safe guiding

Content

- communication methods of different client groups
- tactile sign language and other communication methods of deafblind people
- audio description
- social-haptic communication
- guiding

Evaluation scale

0-5