This workshop takes a look at slang that is used by the younger generation and addresses the issue of what does an interpreter do when they hear these phrases. Working with younger generations means understanding their language and being able to interpret it effectively.

Differences between ASL and English discourse strategies will be examined and differences between story reading and storytelling will be compared. Research-based techniques in making stories more visually appealing and accessible will be shared.

Learn from an expert how to incorporate ASL features into your math interpretations to ensure accurate concepts are conveyed. The presenter will share his expertise in math and teaching strategies.

Contains 6 modules of Elements of Discourse Mapping Module 1 Use of Space for Compare/Contrast, Sequencing & Cause/Effect Module 2 Stress & Emphasis for Important Words & Phrases Module 3 Verb Directionality & Pronominal System Module 4 Location/Relationship Using ASL Classifier System Module 5 Register Module 6 Eye Gaze & Movement Course offers Cert of Completion for 1 hour per module after passing quiz with 100%.

Module 1: Use of Space for Compare/Contrast, Sequencing, and Cause/Effect Objectives: • Identify the structure of ideas in teacher discourse • Represent the relationships between ideas spatially • Maintain cohesion throughout an interpretation using space

Module 2 - Stress and Emphasis for Important Words and Phrases Objectives • Identify stress and emphasis in teacher discourse • Understand how stress and emphasis are conveyed in ASL • Maintain cohesion throughout an interpretation using stress and emphasis

Module 3: Verb Directionality and Pronominal System Objectives: • Identify discourse segments containing directional verbs • Understand how pronouns and directional verbs are conveyed in ASL • Maintain cohesion throughout an interpretation using pronouns and directional verbs

Module 4: Location/Relationship Using ASL Classifier System Objectives: • Review prepositions and descriptive information in English • Analyze English source text for these features • Review the classifier system of ASL

Module 5 - Register Objectives: • Identify elements of teacher register in an English text • Understand the fundamentals of register in English and ASL • Maintain cohesion throughout an interpretation using appropriate register

Module 6 - Eye Gaze and Movement Objectives: • Identify the functions of eye gaze in ASL • Understand the effects of processing and stress on eye gaze • Analyze interpreted samples for appropriate use of eye gaze • Maintain cohesion throughout an interpretation using appropriate eye gaze

Mouth Morphemes are an important, yet complicated, grammatical feature of American Sign Language. When used correctly, they convey adjectival, adverbial or other descriptive meaning in sign language.

This course is designed to expand participants' knowledge of classifiers that can be incorporated  in to various classes.  Classifiers are an important linguistic and should be utilized when interpreting complex concepts. This course offers a Certificate of Completion for 1.0 hours after successfully passing the quiz with a score of 100%.

This course is designed to expand participants' knowledge of classifiers that can be incorporated  in to various classes.  Classifiers are an important linguistic and should be utilized when interpreting complex concepts.

This training will examine the role that interpreters inhabit in K-12 settings. Content includes an overview of current literature on the concept of role-space and identity. Workshop activities and discussion will look at various scenarios and ethical principles and guidelines that inform interpreter decisions.

Prosodic features of language are larger than individual signs or individual sentences. These features help you navigate through discourse. Prosodic features help create & recognize boundarie in sign. In this workshop, participants learn about prosodic features, practice recognizing them, & learn how to interpret the features.

Much of discourse mapping occurs “behind the scenes”. Part of message processing is generating a mental map of relationships between pieces of information or ideas in the message. While these maps are useful for thinking about & contextualizing information, they don't help with producing spatially-based discourse maps in interpretation.

As with processing, much of discourse mapping occurs “behind the scenes”. Part of message processing is generating a mental map of the relationships between pieces of information or ideas in the message. Typically, mental maps look like webs. While these maps are useful for thinking about and contextualizing information, they do not help with producing spatially-based discourse maps in an interpretation.