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There is a longstanding need for valid, reliable measurements of interpreting competence. Although rubrics and checklists are commonly used in both academic and employment settings, a review of available rubrics indicates that many do not focus on interpreting performance. Traditional metrics for sign language interpreting often conflate language proficiency with interpreting proficiency. Conflating fundamental aspects of language in use—vocabulary,
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"Successful interpretation can feelseamless, an intuitiveand efficient translation of meaning from one signed or spoken languageto another. Yet the process of interpretation is actually quite complex and relies upon myriad components ranging from preparation to experience to honed judgment. Interpreting in the zone, instinctively and confidently, is an energizing, encompassing experience that results in great satisfaction and top performance--but...
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"In 2016, the novelist Jhumpa Lahiri published In Other Words, the story of her quest to learn Italian, which involved moving with her family to Italy to immerse herself fully in her adopted language. The book builds on that account through eight essays that reflect her early career as a translator. One essay uses her teaching of the Echo and Narcissus myth to reflect on the meaning of translation; another describes her decision to translate her own...
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"Sign language interpreter education is a relatively young field that is moving toward more theory-based and research-oriented approaches. The concept of sharing research, which is strongly encouraged in this academic community, inspired Christine Monikowski to develop a volume that collects and distills the best teaching practices of leading academics in the interpreting field. In Conversations with Interpreter Educators, Monikowski assembles a group...
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As with all professional interpreters, sign language interpreters strive to achieve the proper protocol of complete objectivity and accuracy in their translation without influencing the interaction in any way. Yet, Melanie Metzger's significant work Sign Language Interpreting: Deconstructing the Myth of Neutrality demonstrates clearly that the ideal of an interpreter as a neutral language conduit does not exist. Metzger offers evidence of this...
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Allows students to simulate the NIC interview and performance test experience and provides individual scenarios one at a time to prepare for the exam. Viewers may view individual scenarios of either the interview or performance, or simulate testing conditions.
The 2nd edition of the NAD-RID NIC Practice DVD features a practice exam that provides interview and performance vignettes that are representative of the current exam format. It also allows...
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This DVD will allow the prospective interpreter evaluee to simulate the NIC interview and performance test experience. It contains three practice scenarios in the interview portion and three scenarios in the performance portion, compared to five in the actual NIC Examination. The DVD allows you to practice the scenarios for skill building and exposure with no time limits set. If you desire to experience real test conditions, a 'simulate testing...
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The majority of professional interpreters working within the educational setting feel the pressure of deadlines to improve skills, to achieve national certification and to earn CEUs. The Educational Interpreting Series focuses on these interpreters and provides information and practice in a variety of academic areas. Each video presents spoken information/lecture or ASL presentation then provides two interpreter models which allows one to benefit...
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The majority of professional interpreters working within the educational setting feel the pressure of deadlines to improve skills, to achieve national certification and to earn CEUs. The Educational Interpreting Series focuses on these interpreters and provides information and practice in a variety of academic areas. Each video presents spoken information/lecture or ASL presentation then provides two interpreter models which allows one to benefit...
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The majority of professional interpreters working within the educational setting feel the pressure of deadlines to improve skills, to achieve national certification and to earn CEUs. The Educational Interpreting Series focuses on these interpreters and provides information and practice in a variety of academic areas. Each video presents spoken information/lecture or ASL presentation then provides two interpreter models which allows one to benefit...
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The majority of professional interpreters working within the educational setting feel the pressure of deadlines to improve skills, to achieve national certification and to earn CEUs. The Educational Interpreting Series focuses on these interpreters and provides information and practice in a variety of academic areas. Each video presents spoken information/lecture or ASL presentation then provides two interpreter models which allows one to benefit...
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Richard McGann, a deaf-blind consultant, lectures, answers questions of conference participants, demonstrates techniques for interpreters to use when working with a person who is deaf-blind, and discusses assistive equipment and computer software that are available. The lecture format is supplemented with the use of videotaped demonstrations and interactive activities for the conference attendees. Topics include, but are not limited to: the history...