He Said, She Said
ASL Educational Interpreter Workshop
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Last Date to Register: 8/14/2023 11:59 PM
Last Date to Cancel: 8/12/2023 11:59 PM
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He Said, She Said
Link for participation will be emailed to Registrants on the day before the workshop.
Date: August 14, 2023
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Presented in Spoken English.
For K-12 ASL Educational Interpreters (FREE).
For all others, who are not Minnesota school district interpreters and fall outside our target audience, the fee is $25.
Workshop Description:
This workshop will help educational interpreters to learn the discourse differences between users of spoken English and users of American Sign Language (ASL). Acquiring this knowledge and the accompanying skill will enable interpreters to become more appropriate language models for Deaf students. English dialogue often uses reported speech to describe an interaction between individuals, which is often conveyed in the past tense. However, American Sign Language users often construct a dialogue which is key for interpreting classroom dialogues, story elements, and other academic skills. These features are referred to as constructed action/constructed dialogue or more commonly known as role shifting. This language feature is an element of ASL and it is critical for interpreters to incorporate this skill to provide a clearer interpretation to students. The interpreter must be aware that each individual in the dialogue is distinguished by body/role shift, changes in eye gaze, location/placement of signs, and differing demeanor. Utilizing a popular story there will be ample opportunity for practice and application.
Workshop Objectives:
- Compare and contrast at least 1-2 components of conveying English language dialogue and American Sign Language dialogue (example: tense, identifying speakers, use of space).
- Model how to manage 1-2 elements of dialogue/role shifting in American Sign Language for students.
- Incorporate and demonstrate how to employ the 2-4 personification skills to interpret academic/narrative content more accurately (examples of skills: eye gaze, location, placement of signs, and demeanor).
Presenter:
William F. Ross III, M.S. is currently the Vice President of Hands Up Communications, an all-access language company in Ocala, Florida. He is also one of the primary authors for one of the most recognized texts in the field of interpreting, You Want To Be An Interpreter? (5th Ed.) As a child of Deaf parents, he has been interpreting for more than 38 years and holds national certification (CI/CT) from the Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf. Previously, Bill was the Curriculum Development Specialist for Deaf Bible Society (DBS); an international organization that provided training and resources for individuals working on Scripture translation. Prior to working at DBS, he was the Program Director of the Carlstrom Interpreter Training Program at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bill is passionate about building mentoring relationships, studying American Sign Language, and accompanying interpreters on the journey of perfecting their craft.
CEU Hours: 0.3 RID CEUs
Sponsored by Regional Low Incidence Projects - Region 11
This training is funded with a grant from MDE using federal funding, CFDA 84.027A, Special Education - Grants to States. This event does not necessarily represent the policy of the federal Department of Education or the state Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the federal or state government.
Special Accommodations: Please alert BrightWorks 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (BrightWorks requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.