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

Using cast iron skillet video from TastyDeveloped 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 […]

2022-02-09T10:03:17-06:00November 1st, 2017|

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

Best way to learn a second language videoDeveloped 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 […]

2022-01-27T15:14:07-06:00November 1st, 2017|

Compassionate Medicine of the People

National Multicultural Interpreter Project (2000). An Interview with Elena Avila, R.N., M.S.N, Curandera: Compassionate Medicine of the People English with some code-switching and Spanish terminology. El Paso, TX: El Paso Community College. (TRT 32.00) Spoken English with Open Captions.

This presentation is an insight into the important relationship of world and cultural views with mental health and medical practices. The lecture provides valuable information on Curanderismo and some views on […]

2022-01-31T13:22:35-06:00October 27th, 2017|

Becoming a Citizen – Translation

In this video, Julio shares his experience of immigrating to the United States from Guatemala and going through the process of getting his green card and then becoming a citizen.

Objectives:

  • to identify the main ideas in an ASL text;
  • to create an accurate English translation of an ASL text.

Time:

This activity will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

Directions for Practice:

You will do […]

2022-02-02T09:51:21-06:00March 20th, 2017|

The Beldon’s First Delivery

In this video, Egina and Jimmy discuss the birth of their first child.  (This video comes from All in Due Time:  Perspectives on Childbirth from Deaf Parents.)

Objectives:

  • to create an English interpretation with semantic equivalence for an ASL conversation;
  • to included fingerspelled items in an English interpretation

Time:

This activity will take approximately 40 minutes to complete.

Directions for Practice:

Follow the steps below for the activity.

Prediction:

Spend a  […]

2022-02-02T09:55:00-06:00March 20th, 2017|
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