Advice from WHO – Translation Practice for DIs

Translation Practice for Deaf Interpreters

This activity is designed for Deaf Interpreters to practice their translation skills.

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Step 1: Translate the Source Text

Create an ASL translation of the source text. If possible, record your translation so you can review and reflect on your work.

Step 2: Assess and Reflect on your Work

Use the following […]

CATIE Center2023-02-07T21:00:34-06:00February 7th, 2023|

A Conversation on Role-Space and Translation

Naomi Sheneman facilitates a conversation on the role-space model with Robert G. Lee and Eileen Forestal and its relevance for Deaf interpreters and translators.

CATIE Center2022-12-22T15:28:39-06:00July 16th, 2022|

Fingerspelled Word Recognition for Interpreters – 1995

This video was originally created through the Department of Linguistics and Interpreting at Gallaudet University. “Interpreter Training for Deaf Individuals” CFDA. 84.160A, U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. The CATIE Center is grateful to Dr. Carol Patrie for making it available for inclusion in the GTC Resource Library.

Although the contents of this video were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, […]

CATIE Center2022-01-21T11:31:03-06:00September 23rd, 2019|

ASL Monologues – 1990

The original video is available in its entirety. You can click below to see the individual ASL monologues without and with interpretation.

Deaf Julia Childs – 7:20
School Options for My Deaf Children – 15:30
Illiteracy – 14:15
Deaf Olympics – 13:20
Sociolinguistics of Deaf Senior Citizens – 8:20

This video was originally created through the Department of Linguistics and Interpreting at Gallaudet University. “Interpreter […]

CATIE Center2022-01-21T13:09:26-06:00September 23rd, 2019|

ASL Monologues – 1992

The above video is from the original VHS produced by Gallaudet University . There is no interpretation with this video. This video contains seven monologues:

Deaf Dropouts from Mainstream Programs – 18:30
Teaching English to Deaf Students – 4:30
Gallaudet’s Office of Student Life – 11:00
Biking Across America -11:00
A High School Experience with Outward Bound – 16:00
Extracurricular Support of Academics […]

CATIE Center2022-01-21T13:46:14-06:00September 23rd, 2019|

Interpreter Ethical Decision Making – CALI’s Unfolding Scenarios

From Northeastern University’s Center for Atypical Language Interpreting (CALI):

Unfolding Scenarios consists of 12 interpreting scenarios, five structured from the perspective of a Deaf interpreter (DI) and seven from the perspective of […]

CATIE Center2022-01-23T16:10:11-06:00August 9th, 2019|

Practicing the Gish approach

Jerrin George explains how to do an activity practicing the Gish approach to information as his explanation of the Gish Model. If you have not seen that video, please click here.

The steps to the video are listed below in the toggles.

Jerrin George, a brown man with black short hair, beard, and a moustache, sits in front of a dark purple wall, wearing […]

CATIE Center2022-12-22T14:55:17-06:00June 26th, 2019|

The Acculturation Gap Model

In this video, Naomi Sheneman interviews Trenton Marsh about his Acculturation Gap Model and addresses the following issues:

Explanation of the model – 0:05
How does some deaf people not wanting an interpreter for the dentist fit with the model – 7:07
How to challenge the mindset that only some deaf people might benefit […]

CATIE Center2022-12-22T14:50:09-06:00June 5th, 2019|