The interpreting program is centrally located on campus. The program provides offices and classrooms, a large community center, and computer and research areas. The center is a popular meeting place for hearing and deaf students and the local deaf community.
The program makes use of an extensive library of videotapes, which consists of tapes ranging from fingerspelling and commercial videotapes to a varied selection of local native users of American Sign Language. Students have access to the videotape equipment at UNM's Media Technology Services, our language learning laboratory, and the Department of Linguistics.
Signed Language Interpreting students enjoy a computerized language learning laboratory. Based on state-of-the-art video conferencing technology, students practice lessons in individual carrels that permit them to view videos supplied by the instructor, watch and record their own signing, and take online tests.
The language learning laboratory is designed with a large, open central area so that students may work individually or come together as a group to work with each other and the instructor. Each carrel includes a Macintosh computer, digital camera, and internet access. Students have access to the laboratory in the evening and on weekends for practice and preparation of assignments.