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English
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The goal of this CD is to present interactive situations designed to improve both expressive and receptive interpreting skills. Six situations are presented ranging in length from 6-9 minutes. Emphasis is placed on the active role an interpreter must take in managing the process including attending to introduction, attention-getting strategies, turn-taking and overlap, and responses to questions aimed at the interpreter. Interactive scenarios included...
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English
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The genesis of this CD-ROM comes from the discourse genres used in teaching interpreting students. The six genres involved are narrative, procedural, hortatory or persuasive, explanatory, argumentative, and conversational. (Note: The conversational genre is not included; focus is on monologues.) Terminology and parallel texts in English and American Sign Language on canoeing in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Northesatern Minnesota...
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English
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When talking about the same topic, English and ASL may use significantly different features to achieve the same ends. Amy Williamson-Loga, a KODA, offers eleven differnt stories told in ASL and in English, unrehearsed and unscripted for study and analysis. Printable transcripts are included ont he CD.
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English
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Offers an opportunity to observe conversation between two deaf persons who know each well and to reflect on how that can be incorporated into interpretations for spoken English conversations. Monologues are offered for each signer to get a sense of signing styles. Each presenation is presented in actual speed and 3/4 speed. This enables the viewer to watch at normal speed to see what is understood then watch at a slower speed in an attempt to understand...
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English
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A historical documentary about a remarkable deaf man who brought sign language to America from France in 1815. Clerc, known as "Father of the Deaf", established the first permanent school for the deaf in America and was the first deaf person to appear before Congress. This DVD traces the life of Laurent Clerc from childhood forward, highlighting his achievements as the first teacher for the deaf in this country.
1949) What is visible: a novel
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English
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Presents a fictionalized account of the life and challenges of Laura Bridgman, the first deaf and blind woman to learn language, and those who helped her, including the founder of the Perkins Institute, with whom she was in love, and her beloved teacher.
1955) Freak city
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English
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"Mika's heart is broken, until he sees Leah. A smart, beautiful, and brave girl, Leah has been deaf since birth. When Mika meets her for the first time, he feels something electric. They cannot communicate, so Mika decides to take a sign language course. His family and friends are skeptical, and Mika soon grows weary, too. The world of deaf people is so much different than his own. Can their two worlds intersect? There is also Sandra, Mika's ex-girlfriend,...
1958) With love from Koko
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English
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The author records her visit with Koko, a young gorilla in California who uses sign language and who experiences many of the same feelings a child feels.