Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016

• 16. - Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics
• 16.16 - Sign language

16.1603 - Sign language interpretation and translation

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language (ASL), Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ), and other sign language systems employed to assist the hearing impaired, both one-way and two-way. These programs include courses in sign language, finger spelling, vocabulary and expressive nuances, oral and physical translation skills, cross-cultural communications, slang and colloquialisms, and technical interpretation.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • ASL interpreting
  • sign language communicator
  • American Sign Language interpreting
  • sign language interpretation
  • sign language translation

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