Deaf Interpreter Resources – Professional Development Topics
Deaf Interpreter Resources – Professional Development Topics
Here is a list of all DI-specific videos that are not scenarios and not Zoom recordings.
Deaf Interpreter Resources – Complete Scenarios
Deaf Interpreter Resources – Complete Scenarios
UPS Employee Training
In this video, a Deaf employee who has just started working at UPS is experiencing some difficulty. They are not communicating well with their supervisor, and misunderstand some of the details of the work they are required to do.
Includes practice video (without CDI) and the same video with a CDI (for demonstration purposes). […]
Extralinguistic Knowledge for Deaf Interpreters
What Next?
Naomi Sheneman explains the concept of extralinguistic knowledge (ELK) and how Deaf interpreters need to take that into account in their interpreting work as well recognize the unique ELK that they bring to situations based on their experiences as Deaf people.
References
Beldon, J., Forestal, E., Garcia, L., Peterson, D. (2009, August). NCIEC deaf interpreting initiative. Paper presented at RID Deaf Caucus, […]
A CDI’s perpsective on the Open Process model
Arkady Belozovsky, CDI, shares a perspective on the way that an open process teaming model has the potential to benefit everyone involved in an interpreted situation.
What Next?
Naomi Sheneman explains how interpreters, especially Deaf interpreters, can put the ideas about the open process into practice.
A Conversation on Role-Space and Translation
Naomi Sheneman facilitates a conversation on the role-space model with Robert G. Lee and Eileen Forestal and its relevance for Deaf interpreters and translators.
Learning about Discourse Mapping in “5 Myths about Mental Illnesses”
Developed by Mark Halley
Competencies Addressed: Discourse Mapping
Time Required for Activity: 20 mins
Objective:
To learn about Discourse Mapping from an English text.
In this video, a narrator attempts to debunk five common myths about mental illnesses.
Prediction
You will watch a video in which a narrator challenges five common myths about mental illnesses. In the video, the narrator provides an argument for why each myth is inaccurate. Before watching […]
#47 Family Freedom Center – Take 2
Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoBZk_-MQ44
Time: 17:12
Discussion Partners: Daniel and Henry
Video Description
Daniel and Henry discuss the Family Freedom Center in Duluth, MN. This is the second in a series of two conversations.
Reviewer Notes
- The hearing individual explains his work in the Family Freedom Center in Duluth, MN and the various services it provides to the local Black/African Heritage community through this “unapologetically Black Organization”. The Deaf individual […]
#46 Family Freedom Center – Take 1
Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKimnReRbzo
Time: 19:56
Discussion Partners: Daniel and Henry
Video Description
Daniel and Henry discuss the Family Freedom Center in Duluth, MN. This is the first in a series of two conversations.
Reviewer Notes
- The hearing individual explains his work in the Family Freedom Center in Duluth, MN and the various services it provides to the local Black/African Heritage community through this “unapologetically Black Organization”. The Deaf individual […]
#18 Women’s Health
Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vXoUeZoxao
Time: 16:22
Discussion Partners: Jenny and Patty
Video Description
Jenny and Patty discuss various aspects of women’s health.
Reviewer Notes
- Students can practice interpreting about the experience of eating healthy, menopause, and common bodily changes brought on by aging.
- This is a very entertaining and natural, yet challenging, interchange between a woman about to turn 30 and another having experienced menopause. There are many opportunities for […]