Doug interpreting for a college science class (Oceanography 101 at Mira Costa College, in Oceanside, California). This is an actual interpreting assignment, not a reenactment and without advance preparation or rehearsal, recorded with permission of the Deaf student and the instructor, oceanographer, surfer and scuba diver Ray Rector. Deaf and hearing students are not shown, to protect privacy..
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I just start to learn ASL recently, am hard of hearing. I can sign some simple words now. I joined a great deaf dating site, ———-deafmatching dot c om——–, and met some good deaf/HOH friends over there. They help me to learn ASL.
this is so great to watch.
when i was in high school, a hoh student had an interpreter for his classes. its an inspiration to watch. good job, i want to learn asl..hopefully i could become as fluent as you one day.
All participants were asked for permission in advance and all enthusiastically agreed.
Please advise which tenet of the Code of Ethics you feel were compromised. Jumping to conclusions, and spouting off about things you know nothing about, is an excellent way to find yourself violating ethical constraints.
Forget the Code of Ethics Confidentiality Clause huh?
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Thank you for providing this video. It gives us up and coming interpreters something to practice! Keep it up. By the way the name is a good one-it’s my son’s name too!
Dina
I would like to see everyone below me try this, then have the nerve to speak on it. Your an awesome inerpreter and don’t let nobody tell you different. I’m currently in the stages of becoming an interpreter; how long did it take you to start interpreting?
wow you are really good at american sign language im very impressed
Raven, Doug has previously told me that he doesn’t want this to become a debate, since this is about interpreting, so I’m going to respect his wishes. I’ll simply say that, ironically, it takes far more faith than I could ever muster to be an atheist–especially after examining the evidence. Science did not give me every luxury I enjoy, and one does not “insult” science by recognizing the facts of creation.
TroyLFullerton,
Religion invents fiction, not science. Go watch Thunderf00t’s “Why Do People Laugh at Creationists?” series.
How disgusting is it that science, the very field that gave you every luxury you enjoy, has to be insulted by your uneducated babble?
3charleen3,
If you think the Big Bang is a lie, then you either a) Don’t know anything about it, because the evidence behind that theory is massive, or b) are a religious nut case who thinks dinosaurs walked the earth with humans.
Take your pick. 🙂
Two points:
1. I am the interpreter, not the teacher. I interpret what I hear, whether I agree with it or not. I do not censor. If you cannot do this, you cannot be an interpreter. I have interpreted many things that I personally disagreed with. On my own time, I can express my own opinions about politics, religion, or anything else. When I interpret, I give unfiltered, uncensored statements of the hearing and Deaf speakers.
2. This is a science class, not a religion class.
i love the interpreting! but, BIG BANG!!!???? STOP TEACHING DEAF PEOPLE LIES!! those things don’t have any evidence, y r u still teaching it!! can nothing form something? STUPID CARZY THEORY!
and to think ppl get paid to do this skill 😀
Please try to understand, this is a science class in a public community college, reporting on the current state of information calculated from scientific observations and data; it is not a religion class. Belief about “creation” is based on faith. Science and religion are separate and distinct areas of human endeavor, and this one is about science.
I loved the interpretting—excellent. But I can hardly believe how this guy was talking! He’s talking about the “big bang” like it really happened! He’s teaching this stuff like it’s known scientific fact! Was he there? It’s so laughable the way some of these people are so determined to get around the facts of creation that they are willing to invent science-fiction fairy tales to do it! Fascinating.
A nice transliteration, but I would not call this an ASL interpretation at all. Too many initialized signs, too much English mouth movement, and most of it was all in English grammatical order, not interpreted into ASL. But I will add that this probably the kind of work that the Deaf client wants in a collage classroom.
As an Interpreter myself. I stand and sit depending on the clients wishes. I’m there to facilitate communication for them so I have to position myself to meet their needs and wants.
Really awesome. I’m in college and hopefully will be transferring into teaching the deaf. Some day I’ll understand what the signs mean. Thanks for sharing.
The same way one improves receptive skills in their native language: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, preferably in natural, comfortable interpersonal (social, family, informal) settings where language acquisition can occur naturally. Also, watch videos of signers with different ASL styles.
Excellent interpreting on such a tough subject. How would you suggest one to improve their receptive skills? Thanks!
Interpreters do not normally stand for most routine assignments with one or two Deaf, such as classroom work, meetings, or one-on-one appointments. Interpreters DO stand for large audiences or high-profile situations, which is where the general public is more likely to see them, so many casual observers may get the impression that is more typical.
why is he sitting? dont terps usually stand…
VERY kewl. 😀
This assignment was worked with a team interpreter. The camera was operated by my team, and after that I used her camera to do the same for her. Real teamwork, huh!