Well, here is my first attempt at Consecutive Interpreting. Um...I messed up a bit..lol. I know the signs I was to use, but I just got flustered.
I was supposed to sign "Interpret" when I signed "visit"
I was supposed to sign "home" at the end...I signed "arrive", but I didn't say where. Who knows where I went? ..lol. A few more mistakes, but at least I didn't give up. I'll get better. You can see me hesitate a lot too.
In the beginning, I'm waiting for my professor to get the camera gear ready, and to instruct the other student in the Lab. Then, we start. I sign my name in the beginning too.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Another ASL video I did for class...getting better!
Hey there, friends o' mine! Here is another ASL video. I'm getting better I think! This is from written text, so I'm translating rather than interpreting, so it is easier than interpreting. Anyway, here ya go!
Source text:
Source text:
"At only 3 years old, my son was already highly curious about the workings of the world – from how plants grow to how electricity flows. This interest hasn’t waned over the past two years. And at present, he is most intrigued by the human respiratory system. Even most adults I know pay no mind to the wonders of breathing: they just eat their cheeseburgers and drive their minivans, with no attention to the never-ending cycle of the breath. Considering how precocious my son obviously is, it looks like we may finally have a doctor in the family.”
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I'm finished with the ASL series at college..Yay!
So, as of November 12, 2010, I finished my ASL courses at CSCC. Now, I'm taking on the Interpreting coursework. Gulp! Wish me luck!
The final exams for ASL V(there are ASL I,II,III,IV, and V we must take and pass to move on to Interpreting) was very hard. I did pass, but I consider myself lucky. Whew! It was a rough one!
One story the professor signed and we wrote in English was this:
One evening, a man was walking by a building that was on fire. He saw smoke coming out of the windows several floors up. Then, he saw a woman in a window screaming, "Someone save my baby!" "Help, Help!". The man, who was Jim Tressel, the coach of the OSU Football team. He yelled at her to drop her baby and he would catch it, being that he was a coach, he knew the baby would be safe. The woman was very afraid, but trusted the man, so she let her baby go. They baby fell way, way down, and Jim caught the baby. The baby was safe and sound. Jim was so excited he caught the baby that he took the baby in one hand, slammed the baby to the ground and yelled "Touchdown!"
This is supposed to be a Deaf joke. *sigh*
Another story was about our professor's dog. Okay, get this....so she was signing away, and I knew exactly what she was signing until she fingerspelled the dog's name. Was it Matthew...Motheew...Montindew? Something...I couldn't get it, so I wrote "Matthew". Okay, guess what the dog's name was? Mountain Dew. Yep, the soft drink. Come on...what idiot would make sense out of that enough to know that was Mountain Dew? I guess I saw those letters fingerspelled, but second guessed myself. No one calls their dog Mountain Dew!! Sheesh.
Needless to say, I got a B on the Final, but I passed....good for me!
The final exams for ASL V(there are ASL I,II,III,IV, and V we must take and pass to move on to Interpreting) was very hard. I did pass, but I consider myself lucky. Whew! It was a rough one!
One story the professor signed and we wrote in English was this:
One evening, a man was walking by a building that was on fire. He saw smoke coming out of the windows several floors up. Then, he saw a woman in a window screaming, "Someone save my baby!" "Help, Help!". The man, who was Jim Tressel, the coach of the OSU Football team. He yelled at her to drop her baby and he would catch it, being that he was a coach, he knew the baby would be safe. The woman was very afraid, but trusted the man, so she let her baby go. They baby fell way, way down, and Jim caught the baby. The baby was safe and sound. Jim was so excited he caught the baby that he took the baby in one hand, slammed the baby to the ground and yelled "Touchdown!"
This is supposed to be a Deaf joke. *sigh*
Another story was about our professor's dog. Okay, get this....so she was signing away, and I knew exactly what she was signing until she fingerspelled the dog's name. Was it Matthew...Motheew...Montindew? Something...I couldn't get it, so I wrote "Matthew". Okay, guess what the dog's name was? Mountain Dew. Yep, the soft drink. Come on...what idiot would make sense out of that enough to know that was Mountain Dew? I guess I saw those letters fingerspelled, but second guessed myself. No one calls their dog Mountain Dew!! Sheesh.
Needless to say, I got a B on the Final, but I passed....good for me!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Winter 2010 Quarter classes in ASL Interpreting
So, I officially have one more year to go with this Associate's degree in interpreting. I really should go on to get a Bachelor's degree, but we'll cross that bridge later.
Anyway, this quarter is a lot tougher than I ever would've thought it would be! I am finished with the ASL learning series (ASL I-V), and now have moved on to actual interpreting. Okay, so let me tell ya, interpreting isn't just knowing ASL. It's so much more...sheesh! Here are the classes I'm taking this quarter and descriptions so you can see what I'm talking about:
So, you can see how difficult this is. Sheesh! Did you know spoken language interpreters don't have to go through all this? They don't have a Code of Conduct, need to go to school, or anything. Well, that's because spoken language interpreters are usually native speakers. ASL interpreters cannot be native speakers because the interpreter cannot be Deaf. (There is a specialist certificate for Deaf Interpreters, but that is something different) Anyway, so the ASL Interpreter has to be trained in the cultural aspects of the Deaf Culture and everything else the spoken language native speaker already knows. See? So, it's like taking an outsider and bringing them into your culture and stating that they know everything they need to know to speak your language correctly with all the cultural aspects of the language, even though they are not from your culture. I guess I see why it's so important ASL interpreters need so much training. In fact, in the year 2012, all ASL Interpreters must have a Bachelor's Degree to be certified Interpreters. I will graduate just before then, so I am lucky. I may go for the Bachelor's degree anyway just to be sure.
One thing's for sure...I'd better be good because if I'm not in the top 20% of my class to pass my Practicums when those comes around, I will have to start over with those classes, thanks to the new rule. I don't want to re-take any class. I could be in college forever!
So, I guess I should get studying... :)
Anyway, this quarter is a lot tougher than I ever would've thought it would be! I am finished with the ASL learning series (ASL I-V), and now have moved on to actual interpreting. Okay, so let me tell ya, interpreting isn't just knowing ASL. It's so much more...sheesh! Here are the classes I'm taking this quarter and descriptions so you can see what I'm talking about:
| Research Theory Intprting | |
| ITT-129-002 | |
| As interpreting students begin to learn the skill of interpreting, their knowledge of current interpreting theory is critical. The most relevant and up-to-date research will be examined and discussed as it applies to the profession. Topics include models of interpreting, processing, prosody, and discourse analysis. |
| Consecutive Interpret I | |
| ITT-205-001 | |
| This course is a theoretical and practical 'hands-on' approach to the process of consecutive sign language interpreting. The student will be actively learning how to identify the message in the source language and convey it accurately into the target language. |
| Ethics & Decisionmaking | |
| ITT-125-001 | |
| This course is a continuation of the ethics and decision-making topic introduced in ITT 110. Students will continue to explore the role that ethical decision-making has on them as they enter the interpreting profession. Students will focus on how the RID Code of Professional Conduct and interpreting theories will impact their decision-making. |
So, you can see how difficult this is. Sheesh! Did you know spoken language interpreters don't have to go through all this? They don't have a Code of Conduct, need to go to school, or anything. Well, that's because spoken language interpreters are usually native speakers. ASL interpreters cannot be native speakers because the interpreter cannot be Deaf. (There is a specialist certificate for Deaf Interpreters, but that is something different) Anyway, so the ASL Interpreter has to be trained in the cultural aspects of the Deaf Culture and everything else the spoken language native speaker already knows. See? So, it's like taking an outsider and bringing them into your culture and stating that they know everything they need to know to speak your language correctly with all the cultural aspects of the language, even though they are not from your culture. I guess I see why it's so important ASL interpreters need so much training. In fact, in the year 2012, all ASL Interpreters must have a Bachelor's Degree to be certified Interpreters. I will graduate just before then, so I am lucky. I may go for the Bachelor's degree anyway just to be sure.
One thing's for sure...I'd better be good because if I'm not in the top 20% of my class to pass my Practicums when those comes around, I will have to start over with those classes, thanks to the new rule. I don't want to re-take any class. I could be in college forever!
So, I guess I should get studying... :)
Someone special....FINALLY!
Well my friends, it's about time! I met someone very, very nice. His name is Monty, and we've been going out for a few weeks. I can truthfully say there is definitely something different about this guy. To put it simply, and in his own words, "I want to make you happy". Gasp! I know! A gay guy that thinks about someone other than himself? Well, I am thankful to say the least.
We're going to take it slow. He lives two hours away, which gives time for perspective and deep thought to make sure things are going as they should. I don't want to end up in another mess, that's for sure.
You wanna know what he did for me yesterday? He sent me flowers. Yep, he sure did. He is a 44 year-old masculine man who sent me flowers. I vote I keep him! I'll keep you all posted! I'll get a picture of him on here too.
Take care!
We're going to take it slow. He lives two hours away, which gives time for perspective and deep thought to make sure things are going as they should. I don't want to end up in another mess, that's for sure.
You wanna know what he did for me yesterday? He sent me flowers. Yep, he sure did. He is a 44 year-old masculine man who sent me flowers. I vote I keep him! I'll keep you all posted! I'll get a picture of him on here too.
Take care!
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