Evaluating the accessibility of interaction (5cr)

Course unit code: TSKI1

General information

Credits: 5 cr

Teaching language: Finnish

Objective

Students
- can evaluate the accessibility of interaction
- can analyze linguistic accessibility from a chosen perspective
- demonstrate their knowledge and expertise of the chosen perspective of the linguistic accessibility of interaction utilizing up-to-date research information.

Content

Content
- Means and tools to promote the accessibility of interaction from an agreed perspective, e.g., interpreting, translation, Easy Language interaction, subtitling, environmental description, modifying and customizing communicated messages, incorporating pictures in texts
- Familiarizing with expert and research information
- Sharing expertise
- Analyzing and evaluating the accessibility of interaction from a chosen perspective (e.g. The accessibility of interpreting or translation, interpreter’s actions, means of interaction, customer experience)
- Familiarizing with existing methods and tools of evaluation (e.g. Easy Language evaluation instrument, cognitive accessibility tool, screen readers, quality criteria of subtitling)