MELANIE WALKER
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MELANIE WALKER
American Sign Language/English Student Interpreter
Utah Valley University
Fall 2015-Spring 2018
Deaf Studies Program-Interpreting Emphasis
ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Melanie! I became interested in American Sign Language while living in Brazil and getting to know the Deaf community there. Knowing only a little Brazilian Sign Language, I decided to transfer to Utah Valley University to learn ASL and have loved it ever since.
CURRICULUM VITAE
ASL 1010 Beginning ASL I
ASL 115R ASL Conversation I
ASL 1020 Beginning ASL II
ASL 2010 Intermediate ASL I
ASL 202G Intermediate ASL II
ASL 215 ASL Conversation II
ASL 2030 Advanced Fingerspelling
ASL 2040 ASL Numbers
ASL 3000 Advanced Technology Deaf Studies
ASL 3050 Advanced ASL
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ASL 3310 Interpreting I
ASL 3340 Interpreting ll
ASL 3350 Consecutive Interpreting
ASL 3360 Simultaneous Interpreting
ASL 3370 Sign to Voice Interpreting
ASL 3380 Transliteration
ASL 3510 Deaf Culture to 1817
ASL 3530 Deaf Culture from 1970
ASL 3610Â ASL Literature I
ASL 4360Â Legal Interpreting
ASL 4370 Medical InterpretingÂ
ASL 4410Â ASL Linguistics
ASL 4550 Multicultural Issues in the Deaf World
ASL 4560Â Deafness and the Law
ASL 4610Â ASL Literature II
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
Completed knowledge portion of Utah American Sign Language Interpreter Certification
K-12 Internship, January 2018-May 2018
Sorenson Video Relay Services Observational Internship, August 2017-December 2017
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Utah Valley University
Bachelor of Arts, Deaf Studies-Interpreting Emphasis, August 2015–May 2018 (anticipated)
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Brigham Young University-Idaho
Associates Degree in General Studies, September 2011–April 2013, January 2015–April 2015
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PROFESSIONAL GOALS
Utah Novice Certification July 2018
NIC Knowledge Exam September 2018
Utah Professional Certification July 2021