Bill Millios, Author at Dive In

#5 Duluth Potpourri

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVQY2B99UKA

Time: 31:29

Discussion Partners: Daniel and Henry

Video Description

This conversation between Daniel and Henry touches on being deaf in Duluth, getting access to health care systems, and what it is like for people of African heritage in Duluth. They also discuss the legacies of lynchings and the national memorial in Montgomery, AL as well as the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial in Duluth, MN.

Reviewer Notes

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Bill Millios2022-01-19T17:54:44-06:00January 3rd, 2022|

#3 – Family History and Language

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8u0OMaZcfw

Time: 17:15

Discussion Partners: Swanhilda and Peter

Video Description

Swanhilda and Peter discuss their family histories as well as the language used growing up. Swanhilda shares some information about her Deaf family and American Sign Language; Peter shares stories of his parents’ immigration to the United States from Vietnam and shares information about the Vietnamese language. Both have lived in different communities across the United […]

Bill Millios2022-01-19T17:55:16-06:00January 3rd, 2022|

#2 – Visual Arts & Painting in Duluth

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqGsc4zET-o

Time: 14:40

Discussion Partners: Daniel and Stephan

Video Description

This video was filmed in summer of 2020 and includes Daniel and Stephan, two people based in Duluth, Minnesota discussing art. Daniel asks Stephan about his experience with painting and the artwork that he creates. The discussion includes references to the events of that summer including the killing of George Floyd and COVID-19.

Reviewer Notes

This scenario […]

Bill Millios2022-01-19T17:55:32-06:00January 3rd, 2022|

#1 – Camping with Grizzlies – a Follow-Up Conversation

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiITksiRLXA

Time: 17:31

Discussion Partners: Ryan and Doug

Video Description

Ryan asks Doug about his experiences camping and encountering bears. Doug shares stories of his experiences, particularly in Denali National Park in Alaska, and two encounters he had with grizzly bears.

Reviewer Notes

This scenario is well-paced and suitable for the advanced student and novice interpreter. Challenges include schema around camping, spatial set up, SASSs, […]

Bill Millios2022-01-19T17:56:40-06:00December 21st, 2021|

Graduation to Certification Program – in the RID VIEWS!

The November 2017 issue of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf’s quarterly publication VIEWS had a great article about the Graduation to Certification Program.

Click here to read/download the article.

Click here to read the full issue of VIEWS. (The article begins on page 32.)

Bill Millios2022-02-09T09:55:27-06:00November 21st, 2017|

Consecutive Interpreting for Procedural Text: “How To Cook With Cast Iron”

Developed by Mark Halley

Competencies Addressed: Interpreting: English to ASL; Classifiers, Grammar

Time Required for Activity: 60 mins

Objective:

To consecutively interpret a procedural English text incorporating effective discourse mapping, ASL grammar, and classifiers.

In this video, a narrator from YouTube cooking channel Tasty explains how to clean and cook with cast iron skillets.

This activity is part […]

Bill Millios2022-02-09T10:03:17-06:00November 1st, 2017|

Learning about Cultural Competency and Formal Register in ASL in “Gallaudet SBG’s Open Letter to Alexander Graham Bell Association”

Developed by Mark Halley

Competencies Addressed: Cultural Comptency, Register, ASL lexicon

Time Required for Activity: 15 mins

Objective:

To learn about cultural competency and formal register use in ASL by watching an ASL text.

In this video, student leaders of the Gallaudet University Student Body Government (SBG) offer an open letter to the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the […]

Bill Millios2022-01-27T15:12:42-06:00November 1st, 2017|

Practice Discourse Mapping “What’s The Best Age To Learn A Second Language?”

Developed by Mark Halley

Competencies Addressed: Message Coherence

Time Required for Activity: 30 mins

Objective: To improve message coherence when interpreting a fast and challenging English text into American Sign Language.

In this video, Dr. Sapna Parikh discusses the process of language acquisition, focusing on second language acquisition for children and adults.

The activity in this […]

Bill Millios2022-01-27T15:14:07-06:00November 1st, 2017|

Working Together: Interpreting Issues in the African American/Black Community – Anthony Aramburo

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Series:”Working Together: Interpreting Issues in the AfricanAmerican/Black Community” Anthony Aramburo, Presenter[Videotape].El Paso, TX: El Paso Community College. TRT 26:51 Spoken English with OpenCaptions.

Segment One:”An Educational Path to Interpreting'”‘

Segment Two:”History of NAOBI – Anthony Aramburo, President

Segment Three: “WorkingTogether:Interpreting Issues in the African American/BlackCommunity”

The three segments were designed to give an overview to interpreting within the AfricanAmerican/Black […]

Bill Millios2022-01-27T15:15:53-06:00October 30th, 2017|

Asian Values and Interpreting Issues – Jan Nishimura

National Multicultural Interpreter Project (2000).
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Series: Asian Values and Interpreting Issues – Jan Nishimura [Videotape].
El Paso, TX: El PasoCommunityCollege. (TRT:68Spoken Englishand Open Captioned)

This is a lecture on Asian values and interpreting issues from the perspective of theNMIP Asian/Pacific Islander Team Leader – Jan Nishimura. The lecture material can be used for English text analysis,ASL interpreting practice both consecutive and simultaneous,and for building […]

Bill Millios2022-01-27T15:17:53-06:00October 30th, 2017|

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