Taylor Funk
BA Deaf Studies- Interpreting Emphasis Candidate
About Me
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I happened upon American Sign Language, by accident. I needed to fill a class my Junior year of high school, and ASL seemed interesting enough. From the minute I started learning the language, and learning about Deaf culture, I was fascinated. At first I didn't know about the different careers that ASL could lead to, and it wasn't until college that I realized I wanted to become an interpreter.
So, after seven years I have finally found my passion. I will be graduating Utah Valley University in 2019 with a Bachelors Degree in Deaf Studies with an emphasis in interpreting. I cannot wait to become a certified interpreter and working with people in the field both Deaf and hearing.
Work Samples
PSE Children's Story
ASL Song
Spoken English to ASL
ASL to Spoken English
ASL Children's Story
Curriculum Vitae
2012-2013
Pleasant Grove High School
ASL ​​I
ASL II
2013-2014
Utah State University
Beginning American Sign Language
Beginning American Sign Language II
2015-Present
Utah Valley University
Intermediate American Sign Language I Simultaneous Interpreting
Intermediate American Sign Language II Transliteration
Advanced Fingerspelling Deaf Culture up to 1817
ASL Numbers Deaf Culture from 1970
Advanced American Sign Language Ethics for Interpreters
Interpreting I Sign To Voice
Physiology of Interpreting Applied Medical Skills
ASL Linguistics Applied Educational Skills
Multicultural Societies Professional Issues of Interpreting
Cross Cultural Community Interpreting ASL Literature II
Interpreting II Visual Linguistics Analysis
Consecutive Interpreting Deaf People and the Law
ASL Literature Language Internship
Special Topics in Deaf Culture
Goals
My goals are to be a Novice interpreter by spring of 2019, and begin my career in the education field. by 2021 I will be using what I have learned to take my Professional level test.