Interpretation Corpus: Explaining a Volunteer Tax Site Program

A Chinese-American woman with short black hair and glasses wearing a colorful scarf speaks in front of a tan wall.Synopsis

Julia Cheng, from Community Action Duluth (CAD) , explains what is involved with CAD’s tax site and how it benefits community members.

Interpretations

This English source video is interpreted into ASL by a variety of interpreters.  This provides an opportunity to see interpreters at […]

2022-01-24T15:36:06-06:00November 14th, 2018|

Assessing a Trilingual VRS Call

Split screen - Female interpreter on left with blue background; Male interpreter on right with wood paneled backgroundDeveloped by Arlene Narvaez

Competencies Addressed:  Cultural competency, Assessing consumer language,  Specialized knowledge;

Time Required for Activity: 30 mins

Objective: 

  • Identify 2 general steps required in the immigration application and interview process.
  • Identify mode of communication used in Latinx culture
  • Identify code […]
2022-01-24T15:58:43-06:00October 30th, 2018|

Six Mindfulness Activities

Two brown round rocks stacked on top of each otherActivity Summary: Interpreting is a process full of demands. Effectively managing stress is an importance skill for maintaining focus and composure. This activity is a series of practices you can use to develop your own mindfulness.

Developed by Doug Bowen-Bailey

Competencies Addressed:  Composure, Appearance & Health

Time Required for Activity: 5 – 20 mins

Objective: 

To maintain […]

2022-01-24T15:59:49-06:00October 24th, 2018|

Interpreting about Compound Interest – English to ASL

Activity Summary: Practice creating an ASL interpretation of an explanation of how compound interest works.

Developed by Doug Bowen-Bailey

Competencies Addressed:  Numbers, Use of Space, ASL Grammar, Interpretation: English to ASL

Time Required for Activity: 40 mins

Objective: 

To incorporate effective ASL features of use of numbers, space, and ASL Grammar in an interpretation for a video explaining how compound interest works.

Prediction and Generation

2022-01-24T16:02:14-06:00October 24th, 2018|

An Activity for Working from ASL to English/Spanish

Activity Summary: Practice creating an English or Spanish interpretation/translation from any ASL source video.  You can choose what specific skills in the ASL to English process you want to focus on.

Developed by Doug Bowen-BaileySpiral that shows learning moving from Working with Object, Working with Resource, and then working with self

Competencies Addressed:  ASL to English or ASL to Spanish interpretation (A variety of […]

2022-01-24T18:22:50-06:00September 12th, 2018|

Consecutive Interpreting an Explanatory text – “Experiences with Interpreters”

A black woman wearing grey long-sleeve shirt holders her hands up with palms facing toward her face ready to signDeveloped by Doug Bowen-Bailey

Competencies Addressed:  Production: English discourse; Comprehension: ASL discourse

Time Required for Activity: 20 mins

Objective: 

To consecutively interpret a video text explaining about one person’s experiences working with interpreters.

In this video, Nyla explains her various experiences working with interpreters.

This […]

2022-01-25T10:59:10-06:00July 30th, 2018|

Practice Message Coherence with Consecutive Interpreting in “What’s The Best Age To Learn A Second Language?”

Developed by Mark Halley

Competencies Addressed:

  • Message coherence
  • Consecutive interpreting
  • Discourse mapping
  • Use of Space

Time Required for Activity: 30 mins

Objective: 

To practice spatial structuring in an ASL text.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 […]

2022-01-26T19:35:24-06:00July 17th, 2018|
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