Author: ARS

a timeline Click on the picture above to view it larger, this is a brief timeline I created to encapsulate the history of signed language interpreting in the US to this point. It shows the continual advancement in understanding the complexities of the work of interpreting. (originally published in Amanda’s Musings museletter, Volume 1, Issue…

ISOLATING ASPECTS OF THE PROCESS The idea behind this proposed “Learning Model” is that students need an opportunity to isolate the skills they are developing. So, rather than having them overwhelmed with all new things – new content, new speakers, new topics, new mental processes – I’m wanting us to explore the idea of isolating…

AND WHY I MIGHT…. It is not uncommon for job applications, internship applications, and even credentialing exams (historically) to request samples of “cold” material interpreted. Given my understanding of communication, connection, and the interpreting process, I do not assign “cold” material. “Cold” work refers to the interpretation of materials that are randomly selected and viewed…