Basic Interpreter Training Program (BITP)
2008 Program
*The 2008 BITP Program has been cancelled due to low enrollment. Advertising for the 2009 program will begin by December, 2008.
Important Dates
- Check back for 2009 Dates
Objectives
The primary goals of this program are to increase the number of trained interpreters in the Southeast and to improve the quality of training they receive. The University also houses a four-year educational interpreter training program. The objectives of the Basic Interpreter Training Program (BITP) are:
- To train persons who possess signing skills in the principles of interpreting/transliterating primarily in educational settings
- To prepare beginning interpreters for screening/evaluation of interpreting skills
- To provide interpreters with experience in interpreting and transliterating
- To provide participants with an assessment of their skills
Program Topics
- Ethics, professionalism and the RID Code of Ethics
- American Sign Language, Deaf Culture and sign systems
- Sign to voice and voice to sign interpreting and transliterating
- Interpreting/transliterating in a variety of educational and related situations
Participant's Background
- Applicants should be comfortable in signed conversation with Deaf people and interested in becoming interpreters.
- A video sample of participants signing will be required with the application.
Program Coordinator
- Carol LaCava, M.S., CT
Coordinator, Educational Interpreting Program
Adjunct Faculty
- Native ASL users from the Deaf community
- Certified Interpreters from the Knoxville area
Workshop Hours
- 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Workshop Classes
*All classes are offered through Professional and Personal Development at the University of Tennessee. CEU's are available through the University for this program.
- American Sign Language and American Deaf Culture
- Interpreting Techniques
- Principles of Interpreting
- Interpreting/ASL Lab
Workshop Costs/Fees
- 2009 Workshop Fees - TBD
Housing
Participants will be housed at the Tennessee School for the Deaf (TSD) located approximately four (4) miles from the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville, TN.
Only double occupancy rooms are available and participants will be responsible for providing their own linens. TSD is a smoke-free facility!
Meals
Participants are responsible for providing their
own meals. The cottages at TSD have full kitchens available for participant's
use. Additionally there are a variety of fast food and full service restaurants
available in Knoxville (approximately 3-4 miles from the Tennessee School for
the Deaf campus).
For further information on the program contact:
Basic Interpreter Training Program
The University of Tennessee
239 Jand and David Bailey Education Complex
1126 Volunteer Blvd
Knoxville, TN 37996-3442
(865) 974-0607 (V/TTY)
deafness@utk.edu