Developed by Roberto Santiago
Competencies Addressed: Depiction in ASL
Time Required for Activity: 40-60 mins
Approach: Simultaneous Interpreting
Objective:
To determine and incorporate locative, descriptive and instrument classifiers in simultaneous interpreting.
In this activity, you will practice interpreting a procedural text explaining how to cook poached salmon.
Originally developed by Roberto Santiago
Competencies Addressed: Depiction in ASL
Time Required for Activity: 40-60 mins
Approach: Language focus
Objective: To determine and incorporate locative, descriptive and instrument classifiers in ASL.
In this activity, you will practice explaining how to cook poached salmon in ASL.
This […]
| Definition | Examples |
| This style of communication rarely or never changes and thus is ‘frozen’ in time and content. | Wedding vows, Miranda rights, Lord’s Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, historical speeches |
| Definition | Examples |
| This language is used in formal settings and is one-way in nature. This use of language usually follows a commonly accepted format. It is usually impersonal and formal. | Speeches, school lessons, sermons, announcements |
| Definition | Examples |
| This is a standard form of […] |
Developed by Roberto Santiago
Competencies Addressed: Depiction in ASL
Time Required for Activity: 40-60 mins
Approach: Consecutive Interpreting
Objective:
To determine and incorporate locative, descriptive and instrument classifiers in consecutive interpreting.
In this activity, you will practice interpreting a procedural text explaining how to cook poached salmon.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Region VI Interpreter Education Program (1999). The Legacy of Eliza Taylor [Videotape].
Little Rock, AR: University of Little Rock Arkansas.
This project was co-sponsored with UALR who produced and disseminated the videotape.