Location
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center (DHHSC)
5340 North Fresno Street
Fresno, CA
Description
Performatives are a commonly-occurring ASL discourse feature that include constructed action and dialogues. Often referred to as Character Role Shifting, this form of discourse can be challenging for interpreters to recognize and render accurately due to its complex use of space and subtle movements of the eyes and body.
This informative and fun workshop will present interpreters with principles of performatives, provide steps for how to recognize and produce them in ASL texts, and show video examples of performatives in context for analysis and interpreting practice.
While not a quick-fix workshop, this session will enable interpreters at all levels to look at their work in a new, more effective way. Shift happens, so be ready for it!
Topics we will cover
- Define ASL performatives
- Explain direct and indirect address
- Recognize and produce the subtle eye and body movements used to create ASL performatives
- Interpret ASL performatives into spoken English
CEUs
9:00-4:30 PM
Six-hour workshop offering 0.6 CEUs in the Professional Studies category. Requires some content pre-knowledge.
Registration
$55.00 for CCRID (or any California RID) members
$75.00 for non-members
For more information and registration, please visit http://ccrid.org/workshops.php.