A DI Perspective on The Gish Model

Jerrin George explains how the Gish Approach to Information Processing can help deaf interpreters manage the amount of information they need to process when interpreting.

Title Screen: grey background with the title “The Gish Model by Jerrin George.”  Jerrin George sits in front of brown wood wall.  He has short black hair, beard, and moustache.  He has brown skin and is wearing a light […]

2022-12-22T14:55:14-06:00June 26th, 2019|

Telling the Same Passage in Different Ways

Practice your ability to convey the same information in different ways.

Jenny Smith, a tall white woman with long red hair wearing a black long sleeve shirt, stands in front of a grey background.  The CATIE Center logo is in the right lower hand corner of the video.

2022-01-23T16:34:28-06:00June 17th, 2019|

Tandem: An Effective Term for Deaf-Hearing Team

In this video, Naomi Sheneman interviews Trenton Marsh about a term for deaf-hearing interpreting teams and what might be more effective. In their conversation, they touch on:

  • Different approaches to talking about deaf – hearing team – 0:05
  • Techniques for overcoming organizational resistance to hiring deaf-hearing teams – 4:49
  • Anything more to add? – […]
2022-12-22T14:50:44-06:00June 5th, 2019|

The Acculturation Gap Model

In this video, Naomi Sheneman interviews Trenton Marsh about his Acculturation Gap Model and addresses the following issues:

  • Explanation of the model – 0:05
  • How does some deaf people not wanting an interpreter for the dentist fit with the model – 7:07
  • How to challenge the mindset that only some deaf people might benefit […]
2022-12-22T14:50:09-06:00June 5th, 2019|

Understanding Cultural Dimensions

a Yellow cylinder, blue cube and red pyramid sit on top a piece of white graph paper Developed by Paula MacDonald

Aim

Interpreters work with a variety of cultures.  It is imperative that they be familiar with cultural dimensions and how they will impact cross-cultural communication. This activity will use Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions to orient participants to the effects culture […]

2022-01-23T18:21:08-06:00February 26th, 2019|

Effective Practice for Skill Improvement

Dr. Rachel Herring, a spoken language interpreter and interpreter educator, has a special interest in fostering effective practice for developing interpreting skills.  In this 20 minute video, she shares some critical elements to consider when approaching your professional development.

Critical Theme

We want to highlight one theme that comes up in the research, as well as in feedback from 2018 GTC participants. To improve as novice interpreters, […]

2022-01-23T19:19:25-06:00January 23rd, 2019|

“Make It Stick” Principles

This is an excerpt of an interview with Peter C. Brown and Patricia Gordon.

In shaping the Graduation to Certification program, we used the research on educational principles compiled and written in a very accessible format in the book Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Brown, Roediger, & McDaniel, 2014) . The authors describe evidence-based research to provide educational processes […]

2022-01-24T15:37:54-06:00November 1st, 2018|
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