Classification of instructional programs (CIP) Canada 2000

• 1 - Chapter I: Academic and Occupation-specific Programs
• 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), le langage des signes québécois (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.

• Example Program Names:

  • American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting
  • ASL interpreting
  • Sign language communicator
  • Sign language interpretation