Deaf Perspectives on Translation
Are you a deaf interpreter working toward certification? Interested in learning more about translation and how that can be part of a deaf interpreter’s career? Try this free course from the CATIE Center and join with other novice interpreters who are also on the journey toward certification.
2020 GTC Journey Tracks for Deaf Interpreters
This month’s offering for the GTC Journey Track for Deaf interpreters is a course focused on deaf perspectives on translation. The course will have active facilitation until April 10, 2020. It features the perspectives and work of Jeremy Quiroga, Naomi Sheneman, Raychelle Harris, Benj Swindle, and Ritchie Bryant.
Workshop/Course Description
This online course introduces deaf interpreters to translating English texts into ASL with perspectives from a variety of experienced deaf translators and interpreters. Jeremy Quiroga explains his approach to translation which includes working in chunks, checking your work, using a back translation for comparison, and revising the translation. Participants will learn about this process from Jeremy, see an example of it in example, and then apply it to a variety of short English texts. Additionally, Naomi Sheneman, Benj Swindle and Raychelle Harris share perspectives on translating an article for an academic journal and the participants can apply what they learn by translating a section of that journal article.
Educational Objectives
Successful participants will be able to:
- explain the translation process as suggested by Jeremy Quiroga;
- compare and contrast an original English source text and a back translation;
- prepare and revise translations;
- identify the value of collaborative approaches to translation; and
- compare and contrast translations to other participants’ work.
Certificate of Completion & CEUs
This course is being offered for CEUS through RID’s ACET program. (For certified members in the CMP program, this is not an opportunity for you to earn CEUs as the focus of the Journey track is for novice interpreters working toward certification.)
RID CEUs are sponsored by the St. Catherine University, an approved RID sponsor for continuing education activities. This activity has been approved for 1.0 CEUs in professional studies and assumes some knowledge content.
Join the Canvas Course
To join the free Deaf Perspectives on Translation, click the button below or this link: https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/BPBCNT
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