INTR 4370 - Ethical Standards for Interpreters

Three credit hours.

A course designed to teach and practice a model for ethical decision making within the field of interpretation. Students will study codes from international interpreting organizations, the NADRlD Code of Professional Conduct, the QAST Code of Ethics, and the Arkansas Code for interpreters in the judiciary. The RlD Ethical Practices System will be reviewed. Various interpreting scenarios presenting ethical dilemmas will be discussed and/or roleplayed applying the Humphrey/Alcorn Decision-Making Model to the NADRID Code of Professional Conduct.

Prerequisites: INTR 3364, INTR 3366 and QAST Level l/1, or permission of program coordinator.