#43 Favorite Things

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nMUxioGfZ4

Time: 21:32

Discussion Partners: Vyron and Stephan

Video Description

Vyron and Stephan discuss some of their favorite things, starting with movies.

Reviewer Notes

  • This “small talk” segment includes discussions about favorite movies, restaurants, and dishes. The two men share dining and movie theater experiences.
  • This is an excellent source for beginning interpreters. The pace is slow and the Deaf consumer had an English sign style that […]
2022-01-19T17:43:57-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#42 Stories of Traveling

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

Time: 10:33

Discussion Partners: Patricia and Peter

Video Description

Patricia and Peter discuss stories of their respective families and travel.

Reviewer Notes

  • Names of cities outside of the US are mentioned, and fingerspelling is repeated patiently. Features of travel locations and family experiences are shared. The hearing speaker is low-key, speaking at a medium to slow pace.
  • This is an appropriate video for a beginning/intermediate student […]
2022-01-19T17:44:39-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#41 LGBTQI+ Information and Experiences

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoVaSZww06c

Time: 18:13

Discussion Partners: Jaemi and Henry

Video Description

Jaemi and Henry discuss experiences as members of the LGBTQI+ community and ask each other insightful questions that elicit in-depth reflections. They also discuss experiences with religion, which includes some religious vocabulary, and how religion has impacted their lives.

Reviewer Notes

  • Jaemi signs using conceptually accurate English at a slower pace and Henry speaks deliberately and clearly.
  • […]

2022-01-19T17:45:01-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#40 Outdoor Activities during COVID-19

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XemISCeiE

Time: 12:23

Discussion Partners: Jenny and Henry

Video Description

Jenny and Henry discuss what they do to keep active outdoors during a pandemic.

Reviewer Notes

  • A short interactive stimulus that can be used for practicing overall interpreting skills. Features such as fingerspelling, classifiers, use of space, are presented in a casual register along with a discussion of current events (COVID-19).
  • This is a good pace video […]
2022-01-19T17:45:23-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#37 Volunteering with the League of Women Voters

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Avi2FmCWvs

Time: 20:09

Discussion Partners: Jaemi and Judy

Video Description

Jaemi asks Judy about her volunteering with the League of Women Voters.

Reviewer Notes

  • Judy, a life-long League of Women’s Voters member, explains in spoken English her history of volunteering with the League during the last 40 years as well as some of the history of the LoWV. After her ~13 minute presentation, Jaemi discusses some of […]
2022-01-19T17:45:54-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#36 Working at the Chicago Hearing Society

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh7ksAik0qU

Time: 16:11

Discussion Partners: Jason and Patty

Video Description

Jason explains to Patty about his work with the Chicago Hearing Society (CHS).

Reviewer Notes

  • In addition to receptive fingerspelling practice and recall of different regional signs, this video also provides an opportunity for the novice interpreter to check their extralinguistic knowledge when it comes to the Deaf community. Familiarity with agencies/organizations serving the Deaf and DeafBlind […]
2022-01-19T17:46:19-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#35 Art and Music in Duluth, MN

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WL_3vKzWw8

Time: 19:44

Discussion Partners: Vyron and Stephan

Video Description

Vyron and Stephan discuss the art and music scenes in Duluth, MN.

Reviewer Notes

  • Although this is an interactive video, the interpreter is working mostly from ASL to English. This video will challenge the novice interpreter as they practice using descriptive language that is equivalent to the classifiers and images they are seeing on screen.
  • This is […]
2022-01-19T17:46:34-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#34 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEDIFtI3ELE

Time: 20:02

Discussion Partners: Jamie and Henry

Video Description

Jamie and Henry discuss efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Reviewer Notes

  • This is a good video for overall interactive interpreting practice.
  • This is a great video for practicing some religious metaphors and abstract ideas (diversity, inclusion, equity) that depend on context. Not only fingerspelling the words and using the sign but making connections with the […]
2022-01-19T17:46:50-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#33 Preparing for Online Education in a Pandemic

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3J7ckeW5pg

Time: 21:21

Discussion Partners: Patricia and Peter

Video Description

Patricia and Peter discuss what is required to get ready for taking schooling online during COVID-19 pandemic.

Reviewer Notes

  • This is a great interactive video that can be used for practicing overall interpreting skills.
  • This is a good video to practice voicing on topics that students typically have Extra Linguistic Knowledge (ELK) for: COVID and virtual learning.

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2022-01-19T17:47:09-06:00January 4th, 2022|

#32 Adventures in Cooking

Link to YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xW5V_PrSa0

Time: 18:31

Discussion Partners: Patricia and Peter

Video Description

Peter and Patricia discuss cooking and the transition in a move back with their parents.

Reviewer Notes

  • Interactive interpreting video that discusses travel and food. For interpreter educators this video includes opportunities for students to practice their expressive and receptive fingerspelling skills, classifier production, and recollection of state signs.
  • This is a good video to practice describing […]
2022-01-19T17:47:24-06:00January 4th, 2022|
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