NIC Knowledge Exam Preparation Course

May 19 - July 14

This online course is a thorough review of the materials, concepts, and knowledge areas that are covered on the NIC Knowledge test as administered by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Participants will prepare for the test using study, email discussion, and testing practice, leaving the course well-prepared for the written exam. You can do the entire eight-week course from your desk. The other participants in the course and the facilitator will provide online discussion and feedback to make the material more meaningful than it would be if you were simply reading it on your own. This course has met with very good reviews from participants. Participants who have reported back to Terp Savvy have passed at a rate of 92 percent. (This figure does not include those who have not reported their results to Terp Savvy).

If you have any questions about whether the course is appropriate for you, please Contact Us. Please note: You can take the Knowledge exam without any prerequisites, but as of June 30, 2009, all candidates for the NIC Interview/Performance portion must hold an Associate degree or higher.

Tuition is $125.  
 

Up to 1.6 CEUs/ACETs are available. A PINRA form will be emailed to you at least one week prior to the start of the course. You will need to mail the form and a check for $10 to our CMP sponsor before the course begins.

Course dates: 
TBA

To register, click here:
 

Course Requirements:

• Allow at least three hours per week for the coursework. This time can be divided up as needed to suit your schedule. You will need to check your email at least every 24 hours.

• Obtain study materials and complete assignments in a timely manner. Weekly participation is crucial to the success of the course. You must have at least two of the books listed below by the start of the course.

DISCLAIMER: This course is not intended to take the place of an interpreter preparation program. It is simply a test prep review course for those who are already otherwise prepared for interpreting. It is ideal for those who have been out of the field for a while, are CODAs, or who went through an ITP several years ago and need to brush up on theory, terminology,standard practices, methods, models, roles, and the history of interpreting.

Course Materials

Each participant must have at least two of the following books:

• Humphrey, J. H. & Alcorn, B. J. (2007). So You Want to Be an Interpreter: an Introduction to Sign Language Interpreting (4th ed.). H&H Publishing. (The 4th edition is available from www.harriscomm.com).

• Mindess, A. (2006). Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters (2nd edition). Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press. ISBN: 1931930260

• Stewart, D. A., Schein, J. D. & Cartwright, B. E. (2004). Sign Language Interpreting: Exploring Its Art and Science. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

• Valli, C. & Lucas, C. (2005). Linguistics Of American Sign Language: An Introduction (4th edition). Washington, DC

• Baker-Shenk, C. & Cokely, D. (1980). American sign language: a teacher’s resource text on grammar and culture. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

• Van Cleve, John Vickrey, & Barry A. Crouch. (1989). A Place of Their Own: Creating the Deaf Community in America. Gallaudet University Press

• Seal, Brenda Chafin. (1998, 2004). Best Practices in Educational Interpreting. Allyn & Bacon.

• Kelly, Jean E. (2001). Transliterating: Show Me the English. RID Press. 

Where to order:
www.harriscomm.com (a great source for all kinds of ASL and Interpreting materials)
www.amazon.com (best way to find used books or get books in a hurry)
www.rid.org (RID members get discounts on books)
 

If you are planning to purchase books, these are the two we recommend most, in terms of date of publication and broadest applicability. However, you may wish to purchase books that best expand areas of study with which you are not yet very familiar.

Humphrey

Mindess