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Department Programs

Click on a program heading below.  Links to further information are available at the end of each brief description.

American Sign Language

The American Sign Language/English Interpreting Program (ASL/EIP) is designed to prepare students to become entry-level community interpreters who possess:

  • Analytical skills
  • A wide breadth of knowledge
  • An ability to combine and synthesize the diverse and complex aspects of human language behavior in contemporary society

Interpreting for people who do not speak a common language is a linguistic and social act of communication.  An interpreter relays messages and manages the process of talking back-and-forth for two people who speak different languages.  An interpreter’s role is an engaged one, aimed at an overall understanding of the entire communicative situation, requiring fluency in the languages, the ability to know how meaning is constructed, and skills in managing the cross-cultural flow of talk.

More information at http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/english/index.php/academics/asl/asl_home

English for Academic Purposes

The IUPUI English for Academic Purposes Program is a component of the English Department at IUPUI and serves the campus international community by providing English language courses designed to meet EAP students’ academic needs. Our courses support all the various academic departments by offering intermediate to advanced English courses to help prepare students to enter and succeed in their various fields of study.  View the brochure or follow the link below for more information.

More Information at http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/english/index.php/academics/eap

Writing Program

The Writing Program incorporates all of the core undergraduate "gateway" writing courses.  Diverse in content and purpose, yet united in quality, these courses support the University’s mission in unique and exciting ways.

More Information at http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/english/index.php/academics/wtgp/wtgp_home/