april, 2024
Time
(Wednesday) 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
Location
Virtual Workshop - Zoom
Presented in
ASL with English Interpretation
CEUs
0.3 Professional Studies
ASLIS is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered for a total of 0.3 CEUs at Some Content Knowledge Level.
Event Details
How do you interpret a surgical procedure if you're not a surgeon? How do you interpret classic literature if you weren’t an English major?
Event Details
How do you interpret a surgical procedure if you’re not a surgeon? How do you interpret classic literature if you weren’t an English major? How do you interpret computer lingo if you can’t even set the microwave clock? This workshop will help participants develop general tools for dealing with specialized vocabulary and to broaden the use of their already developed skills to turn jargon into understandable and sign-able concepts.
Educational Objectives:
1. List several models for vocabulary breakdown and translation approaches.
2. Demonstrate ability to independently translate specialized vocabulary into appropriate visual terms without losing conceptual meaning.
3. To successfully demonstrate above ability in a group activity.
Presenter Bio
Crom Saunders is currently Director of Deaf Studies at the American Sign Language Department of Columbia College, Chicago. Crom works extensively in translation, including PSA videos and children’s stories, with organizations such as Fun4TheDisabled and Sally Is Sarah, LLC. Crom has interpreted dozens of plays, from children’s theatre to musicals, including at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and has taught dozens of ASL linguistics and theatrical workshops across the nation, in addition to working as a Director of ASL for several theatre companies across the nation. Crom also performs improv and his one person show, “Cromania!” internationally. Yes, the eyebrows are real.
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