Abstract

"Literature Comes Alive" was a joint project involving deaf students and (hearing) interpreting students at a community college. The project involved the deaf students' translations of classic literature into American Sign Language and the voicing of the stories by students in the Interpreter Education Program. An overall goal of the project was to empower deaf students to help them become independent, confident, and responsible. An academic goal was to teach classic literature. A major goal for the interpreter students was to experience the entire process of preparing for a voice-interpreted performance. The student response was overwhelmingly positive. Deaf and hearing students benefited, both personally and professionally. "Literature Comes Alive" is now an annual event at Camden County College.