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UNIT 1 - Introduction
WATCH: Welcome Message
READING 1a: Introduction
EXERCISE 1a: Your fears, hopes, and dreams as they relate to professional interpreting
UNIT 2 - To SimCom or not
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 2a – Graduation Ceremony
EXERCISE 2a: Choice Point 2a Discussion
READING 2a: Graduation Ceremony – To SimCom or Not
EXERCISE 2b: Situations that would be appropriate for SimCom
UNIT 3 - Possible Jobs to Accept
READING 3a: Which jobs should you accept?
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 3a – Educational Interpreting
EXERCISE 3a: Choice Point 3a Discussion
READING 3b: Educational Interpreting
EXERCISE 3b: Strengths and Weaknesses for Educational Interpreting
READING 3c: Resources for Educational Interpreting
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 3b – Health Care
EXERCISE 3c: Choice Point 3b Discussion
READING 3d: Health Care Interpreting
EXERCISE 3d: Strengths and Weaknesses for Health Care Interpreting
READING 3e: Resources for Health Care Interpreting
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 3c – Job Interview
EXERCISE 3e: Choice Point 3c Discussion
READING 3f: Job Interviews
EXERCISE 3f: Job Interview
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 3d – Back to School night
EXERCISE 3g: Choice Point 3d Discussion
READING 3g: Back to School night
READING 3h: Resources for CODA
EXERCISE 3h: Back to School night/CODAs
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 3e – Academic lecture
EXERCISE 3i: Choice Point 3e Discussion
READING 3i: Academic lecture
READING 3j: Resources for Academic Interpreting
EXERCISE 3j: Academic lecture
READING 3k: Suggestions for “safer” job choices for new interpreters
UNIT 4 - Getting there/Finding the Deaf person
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 4a – Being Punctual
EXERCISE 4a: Choice Point 4a Discussion
READING 4a: Being Punctual
EXERCISE 4b: Being Punctual
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 4b: Finding the Deaf person
EXERCISE 4c: Choice Point 4b Discussion
READING 4b: Finding the Deaf person
EXERCISE 4d: Finding the Deaf person
UNIT 5 – Pre-assignment – logistics
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 5a: Pre-assignment meeting
EXERCISE 5a: Choice Point 5a Discussion
READING 5a: Pre-assignment meeting/chat
EXERCISE 5b: Rate the importance of pre-meeting chat topics
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 5b – Discussing Logistics
EXERCISE 5c: Choice Point 5b Discussion
READING 5b: Working out logistics with the team interpreter
READING 5c: The Rotation
READING 5d: The Seating Arrangement
READING 5e: Fixing Errors
READING 5f: Pre-meeting to discuss strategies to repair when needed
READING 5g: Arranging for the use of transliteration service
READING 5h: Having 2nd interpreter transliterate
EXERCISE 5d: The Typical Hot/Cold Seat Arrangement
EXERCISE 5e: The Modified Hot/Cold Seat Arrangement
EXERCISE 5f: The On/Off seat arrangement
EXERCISE 5g: The Deaf-focused arrangement
EXERCISE 5h: The double arrangement
EXERCISE 5i: The Deaf-centered arrangement
EXERCISE 5j: The seating arrangement
EXERCISE 5k: Walking tour
EXERCISE 5l: Deaf-centered solution for ASL to Spoken English work
UNIT 6 – On the job
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 6a – Realizing her inadequacies for the job
EXERCISE 6a: Choice Point 6a Discussion
READING 6a: Realizing inadequacies
EXERCISE 6b: Not ready to do the job
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 6b – Not understanding the Deaf person’s ASL
EXERCISE 6c: Choice Point 6b Discussion
READING 6b: Not understanding the Deaf person’s question
EXERCISE 6d: How does that make you feel?
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 6c – Question from a curious attendee
EXERCISE 6e: Choice Point 6c Discussion
READING 6c: “I’ve always wanted to know”
UNIT 7 – After the job
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 7a: Dealing with emotions
EXERCISE 7a: Choice Point 7a Discussion
READING 7a: Dealing with emotions after the session
EXERCISE 7b: How do you handle things that did not go well for you?
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 7b: How to ask for feedback
EXERCISE 7c: Choice Point 7b Discussion
READING 7b: Asking for feedback
EXERCISE 7d: Asking for feedback
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 7c – Seeking input from team interpreter
EXERCISE 7e: Choice Point 7c Discussion
READING 7c: Seeking input from the team interpreter
READING 7d: Signing all the time at a mixed event
EXERCISE 7f: Seeking input from the team interpreter – Reaction by Deaf People
WATCH: Amy’s Journal #1
EXERCISE 7g: Reaction to Amy’s Journal #1
UNIT 8 – Non-academic environment
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 8a: Deaf patient not understanding the nurse
EXERCISE 8a: Choice Point 8a Discussion
READING 8a: Multitude of reasons why the Deaf person might not understand the interpreted message
READING 8b: Medical Scenarios
EXERCISE 8b: Standard Practice associated with CDIs in your area
READING 8c: Learn from a skilled CDI
EXERCISE 8d: Are you being understood?
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 8b: Is “How are you?” a simple question?
EXERCISE 8e: Choice Point 8b Discussion
READING 8d: Deaf person giving detailed information
EXERCISE 8f: Deaf person giving detailed information
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 8c – Handling a longer than expected answer
EXERCISE 8g: Choice Point 8c Discussion
READING 8e: Should you interpret everything?
EXERCISE 8h: Paralinguistic Analysis
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 8d – After the appointment, confirming information
EXERCISE 8i: Choice Point 8d Discussion
READING 8f: Confirming Information
READING 8g: When is our responsibility over?
READING 8h: Interpreter-centered vs. Deaf-centered approaches
EXERCISE 8j: Confirming information – 2 different perspectives
WATCH: Amy’s Journal #2
EXERCISE 8k: Reaction to Amy’s Journal #2
UNIT 9 – Getting Certification
WATCH: CHOICE POINT 9a – Conversation with Carol
EXERCISE 9a: Choice Point 9a Discussion
READING 9a: Importance of Certification
EXERCISE 9b: Map out strategy to obtain certification
UNIT 10 – Afterword/Credits
WATCH: Closing Remarks by Thomas K. Holcomb
WATCH: Closing remarks by Anna Mindess
READING 10a: The Road Ahead
CREDITS
APPENDIX - Videos Only (Under Construction)
Welcome Message
CHOICE POINT 2a – Graduation Ceremony
CHOICE POINT 3a – Educational Interpreting
CHOICE POINT 3b – Health Care
CHOICE POINT 3c – Job Interview
CHOICE POINT 3d – Back to School night
CHOICE POINT 3e – Academic lecture
CHOICE POINT 4a – Being Punctual
CHOICE POINT 4b: Finding the Deaf person
CHOICE POINT 5a: Pre-assignment meeting
CHOICE POINT 5b – Discussing Logistics
CHOICE POINT 6a – Realizing her inadequacies for the job
CHOICE POINT 6b – Not understanding the Deaf person’s ASL
CHOICE POINT 7a: Dealing with emotions
CHOICE POINT 6c – Question from a curious attendee
CHOICE POINT 7b: How to ask for feedback
CHOICE POINT 7c – Seeking input from team interpreter
Amy’s Journal #1
CHOICE POINT 8a: Deaf patient not understanding the nurse
CHOICE POINT 8b: Is “How are you?” a simple question?
CHOICE POINT 8c – Handling a longer than expected answer
CHOICE POINT 8d – After the appointment, confirming information
Amy’s Journal #2
CHOICE POINT 9a – Conversation with Carol
Closing Remarks by Thomas K. Holcomb
Closing remarks by Anna Mindess
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