Incorporating Expansion Techniques into Your Interpreting/Instruction

The language differences in American Sign Language and spoken English require that instructors and interpreters employ various expansion and compression techniques to achieve message equivalency. Expansion techniques are used in order to make implicit information in the source language more explicit in the target language. If instructors/interpreters are unfamiliar with expansion techniques, the resulting work will demonstrate unnatural phrasing, incorrect grammatical structures, and errors in production. The goal of this workshop is to expose instructors/interpreters to various expansion techniques and apply (3-4) specific techniques as found in American Sign Language.

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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.