Interactive Discourse Sample: 'Bilingual Ed' Vignette
Lecture 1: Holistic Health Lecture
This 40-minute interactive discourse presents a lecture by a Holistic Health Practitioner. While the talk is in spoken English, the Deaf members of the audience ask questions in ASL. This simul...
IDS-3 'Deaf Club Presentation': Simulation Vignette
This is the simulation vignette. Similar to how NIC requires you to interpret an interactive discourse, this video provides a talk presented in ASL with questions asked in spoken English. Interp...
Tip #3 'Focus on the task…NOT the test!'
Jenna discusses the physiological changes that take place when one changes their stance from insecurity to one of confidence. The 'fake it til you make it' is a good technique for the testing room...
Tip #5: Fingerspelling
Fingerspelling is the one facet of interpreting that presents a great challenge to most interpreters. In this video blog, Jenna addresses how to deal with 'missed' finger spelled words and names....
IDS-4 '7 Elements to Health': Interpreting Demo
If you have interpreted the sample yourself, you now have the opportunity to view the multiple interpreters' work!
This demonstration shows an RID certified interpreter going from spoken E...
IDS-2-'Bi-Literacy': Interpreter 1 Demonstration
If you have practiced interpreting the talk, "Bi-literacy in Deaf Education," you are ready to begin viewing the interpreting demonstrations! In this video, Steve Phan demonstrates how to handle...
Tip #2 Clean up Act
Jenna discusses how going back to basics in adhering to the exacting parameters of sign production.
There is a sample of an interpreter who worked with Jenna for a few days. There is a side-b...
Tip #1: Befriending the one-eyed monster
In this first tip, Jenna tells you the best way to practice for the testing room. She provides a technique to become comfortable with the one-eyed monster, the testing camera.
Tip #4: If you're going to make a mistake…make it BIG
IDS-4 '7 Elements to Health': Transliteration Demo
If modeling is the best way to learn a language.. the same holds true for interpreting. So you now have the chance to learn from one of the most articulate interpreters available!
Steve Pha...
IDS-3 'Deaf Club Presentation': Interpreter #1 Demo
After you interpret this vignette (while recording your work), you can view this video with certified interpreter, Steve Phan, showing you how he worked with this sample.
Listen to his ASL-...
IDS-4 '7 Elements to Health': CDI Interpreter Demo
Learn from a native ASL user and professional interpreter, Steven G. Stubbs. Certified by RID as a Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI), Steven shows us how to let go of the source language (spoke...
IDS-2 'Bi-literacy': Interpreter Two Demonstration
Here's an excellent opportunity to see not just one, but TWO excellent interpretations and learn from comparing them to each other and to your own work!
After viewing each, you can watch the...
Tip #6: Good or Bad…Who knows?
Jenna tells a story that demonstrates that if we "fail" to accomplish a task in life (such as achieve certification now) that perceived failure might just lead us in directions that make our life...
Skills Development-Before & After
This is an example of an interpreter who just focused on cleaning up production inaccuracies by focusing on the five parameters of signs.
Notice the difference with specific changes in; handsh...
IDS-3 'Deaf Club Presentation': Interpreter #2 Demo
After interpreting the Deaf Club vignette, this is your opportunity to view the second interpreter showing how she interpreted! Pay close attention to areas that challenged you.
Incorporate...