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These ASL texts were filmed as part of the 2002 Educational Interpreter Institute held at the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. The project is divided into two parts, the first being a night of entertainment presented by Mike Cashman, a graduate of the above mentioned school and Gallaudet University. He presents various segments on current events including 9/11, Task Force on Terrorism, the importance of legislation, pagers and beyond, cochlear...
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Designed for practicing ASL to English interpretation in a consecutive manner. Stories/experiences are presented by two different persons in their entirety, then the text is presented in parts. When the image on the screen freezes, it's the students turn to present a consecutive interpretation. Versions for both receptive and expressive interpreting practice are shared and printable summaries of all stories are included.
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When talking about the same topic, English and ASL may use significantly different features to achieve the same ends. Amy Williamson-Loga, a KODA, offers eleven differnt stories told in ASL and in English, unrehearsed and unscripted for study and analysis. Printable transcripts are included ont he CD.
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A resource designed to help with voter registration drives within the Deaf community. Includes a video narrated by Elise Knopf from the Minnesota Participation Project, explaining the basics of voter registration, video discussions by 20 Deaf individuals in Minnesota and in other states about the importance of voting, and ideas for interpreter education. Signed and with captioned version and written translations available.
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Offers an opportunity to observe conversation between two deaf persons who know each well and to reflect on how that can be incorporated into interpretations for spoken English conversations. Monologues are offered for each signer to get a sense of signing styles. Each presenation is presented in actual speed and 3/4 speed. This enables the viewer to watch at normal speed to see what is understood then watch at a slower speed in an attempt to understand...
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Presents an opportunity to serve as a substitute interpreter by practicing interpreting English narratives on folklore and mythology into American Sign Language. The format allows one to meet the classroom teacher and the prospective Deaf student in advance and to look through notes from the regular interpreter who had prepared but was unable to be present the day of the lecture. English lectures are presented in several sections, sample interpretations...
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Attempts to make mainstream classes a mroe welcoming place for deaf and hard of hearing students. The project is broken up into three parts. Two are for teachers and simply represent a computer version and a printable version. The third is a glossary designed to suppport students in their learning. Each word is signed and captioned, then presented in a sentence, then signed again. The following sections are included: what is your name?, life...
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Presents scenarios focusing on interpreters functioning in the pharmacy setting. Scenes on getting and refilling prescriptions, on understanding terminology, on asthma, on blood pressure issues, on diabetes and on osteoporosis are designed to accompany a study packet and materials available at the following two on-line websites: www.stkate.edu/interpreting or www.dijiterp.com/TakeMeds. All materials presented on the project can be practiced in snippets...
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Intended to present and provide support to interpreters and programs who want to explore interactions which occur in the emergency department of a hospital. The scenario on this DVD shows a deaf patient in the emergency room with symptoms related to the cardiovascular system. It is formatted to allow one to work from the presentation pausing the project when necessary giving the opportunity to learn about functioning as an interpreter in an emergency...
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English literacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children is a significant priority for many parents and educators. This CD attempts to contribute to opening up the world of books to this population. Three P.D. Eastman stories: Go, dog, go!, Are you my mother? and Sam and the firefly are told in ASL by Tracy Bell Koster and in cued speech by Tori Erickson. Interpreters can benefit by examining how the models make use of space. A section is included...
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Offers an opportunity to prepare for interpreting in medical settings, partcularly those within a gastroenterology department. The process of preparing for the assignment, handling check-in at the reception desk, meeting the Deaf patient and interpreting the assignment are all presented in formats for both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation. The actual interpreted event is presented/modeled showing camera angles of the doctor/interpreter...
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The goal of this CD is to present interactive situations designed to improve both expressive and receptive interpreting skills. Six situations are presented ranging in length from 6-9 minutes. Emphasis is placed on the active role an interpreter must take in managing the process including attending to introduction, attention-getting strategies, turn-taking and overlap, and responses to questions aimed at the interpreter. Interactive scenarios included...
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This project offers an opportunity to explore both interpreting in medical settings and in managing interactive events as an interpreter. It offers strategies and resources for developing competency in interpreting information that might be discussed in a cardiology appointment. The scenarios presented are filmed with two separate camera angles, the last of which depicts the deaf consumers, the interpreter, and the doctor, and is offered in both...
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Features the birth experiences of six Deaf couples who share a variety of factors and complications that occurred before, during, and after the births of their children. Some of the topics discussed and shared are first child, second and third child, going to the hospital, the deliverty, post-delivery, working with an interpreter, and preferences for a hearing or a deaf child. This project can be used to develop an itnerpreter's knowledge and skill...
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Interactive situations are presented on this project intended to provide interpreting practice on transition to college. Three scenarios are given which attempt to give as realistic a situation as possible showing a Deaf high school senior and her deaf mother going through a series of meetings with officials at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Presented are: At the Access Center, A Degree in Photography?, Show Me the Money. Two of the situations...
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Designed to guide interpreters for the deaf through the process of interpreting the booking process in a jail setting. Included are considerations on how to prepare for entering the facility and what to expect in the interpreting situation itself. The process is very standardized, so scenarios presented give individuals access to questions that will be asked and will convey a general sense of how the staff will realt to the inmate. Both consecutive...
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The goal of this project is to gather, share, and disseminate information and teachniques regarding deaf persons serving as mentors for interpreter trainees. Disc 1 provides definitions for persons and processes involved in mentoring; shares a secon on characteristics of ASL including deomonstrations of the various questions types, conditionals, directives, and classifiers; and closes with a self-evaluation form and ideas for practice assingments....
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The genesis of this CD-ROM comes from the discourse genres used in teaching interpreting students. The six genres involved are narrative, procedural, hortatory or persuasive, explanatory, argumentative, and conversational. (Note: The conversational genre is not included; focus is on monologues.) Terminology and parallel texts in English and American Sign Language on canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northesatern Minnesota...