The Graduation to Certification Supervisor Institute was designed for supervisors working with novice interpreters in the GTC program. Using evidence-based learning principles from Make It Stick: The science of successful learning, the institute contains 11 modules focused on the following topics: understanding the science of successful learning, Demand-Control Schema, Role-Space, Mentoring […]
Jerrin George moderates a panel discussion on the history of interpreting and RID with the following panelists: Ritchie Bryant, Linda Carroll, Cynthia Napier & Roberto Sandoval.
The initial video slide reads, “Perspectives from Deaf People of Color on the History of Interpreting and RID” Second line reads, “Ritchie Bryant, Linda Carroll, Cynthia Napier & Roberto Sandoval. Moderated by Jerrin […]
This is a collection of resources with Black Deaf Perspectives in both video and written formats. Originally created in 2020 and updated in 2021, the CATIE Center collaborated with the Black Deaf Center to curate these resources to provide novice interpreters with an opportunity to engage with a variety of Black Deaf perspectives. For updated […]
This month, we are highlighting resources from another RSA project that has produced resources which beneficial for people on the journey to becoming CDIs.
The CATIE Center at St. Catherine University is about 5 miles from the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd was killed in May. Like many organizations and individuals, we have been wrestling with how best to respond […]
The National Multicultural Interpreter Project was an RSA-funded project from 1996-2000. As part of their work, they created a Multicultural Curriculum for Sign Language Interpreters.
Facilitated by Jerrin George, this discussion includes a variety of perspectives. You can watch the complete discussion above or you can watch segments of it based on each topic by clicking on the toggle with the topics name. Topics addressed include:
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Build your extralinguistic knowledge by learning more about implicit bias.
To learn about implicit bias and understand how it affects you.
Time Required for Activity: 15 minutes
Objective(s):
Interpreters will:
Build your extralinguistic knowledge by learning more about Deafhood.
This post provides you with a series of videos from Paddy Ladd, the author of “Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood.”
Developed by Paula MacDonald
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 […]