Location
M|State Moorhead
1900 28th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56560
room C118
Description
Hearing accent: signing that marks people as second-language learners of American Sign Language. Hearing accent can affect not only the comprehension of a message being delivered in ASL, but also perceptions of interpreters as cultural outsiders. Interpreters should strive for natural-looking language in ASL, but what makes people look more or less native?
Through the use of selected texts, this workshop will address common linguistic and semantic issues that challenge interpreters from production errors (specifically hand shape and movement parameters) to sign usage notes (denotative and connotative meanings of selected ASL vocabulary) including the usage of ORANGE-EYES (“to be shocked,” an ASL verb) to mean “amazing” (an English adjective).
Whether newer or veteran in the field, this workshop can reinforce how you already use ASL while also conveying new information about the language to help you tune up your interpreting work!
Topics we will cover
- Articulate correctly 5 ASL signs commonly misarticulated signs
- Define the meanings of 5 frequently-misused ASL signs
- Examine the use of finger wiggling and how it affects signs’ meanings
CEUs
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Six-hour workshop requiring some content pre-knowledge, and offering 0.6 CEUs in the Professional Studies category.
Cost
$55.00, interpreters
$25.00, students
Registration
For more information and registration, please contact Kristi Hilton (kristi.hilton@minnesota.edu) or Renae Bitner (renae.bitner@sendit.nodak.edu).