Southern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

SCRID is an affiliate chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). It is the mission of the Southern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf to promote best practices, equity, and representation within the profession of Sign Language Interpreting; provide professional development and education for current and future practitioners; serve as a forum for ongoing assessment of and response to community needs; and, advocate to the public for the highest standards in the provision of interpreting services for users of both sign languages and spoken languages.

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Interpreting in Post-Secondary English Classes Workshop

When
08/25/2018
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
Rolling Start, Inc. 1955 S. Hunts Lane, San Bernardino, CA 92408
Registered
18 registrants

Registration

Deaf Community Member
All Deaf Community Members are welcome to attend at no cost. Please email pdc@scrid.org for the event code for registration.
Non SCRID Members – $25.00
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SCRID Members w/o Meeting Attendance – $20.00
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SCRID Members with Meeting – $15.00
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SCRID Student Member – $15.00
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Registration is closed

Interpreting in Post-Secondary

English Classes

Peggy Huber, MA, CI & CT

Saturday, August 25, 2018

10:00 am-12:00 pm Board meeting

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Workshop

(0.375 Professional Studies CEUs)

Target Audience: Members of SCRID, ASL-English interpreters in Southern California working with deaf students in academic settings, beginning and intermediate levels.

Level of Participant’s Prior Knowledge of Topic: Little/None

Location:

Rolling Start, Inc. 1955 S. Hunts Lane, San Bernardino, CA 92408

Workshop Description:

This workshop is a discussion of the factors that affect deaf student comprehension in English classes. English class level and content as well as student, instructor and interpreter factors will be discussed. After identifying these factors, strategies for interpreting when faced with resulting challenges will be developed.

Learning Objectives:

Participants shall be able to identify at least one factor which affects deaf student comprehension in English classes for each of the following categories:

class content
the student
the instructor
and the interpreter

Participants will also be able to identify two to three strategies for interpreting when faced with difficulties resulting from the above factors.

About the Presenter

Peggy Huber, MA, CI & CT, is an interpreter for over 30 years, has a Master of Arts degree with concentrations in Deaf Studies, literacy for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students in Special Education, and Linguistics with an emphasis in Teaching English as a Second Language. In her thesis, she compared factors found in English classes in direct and interpreted settings at the college level. Her linguistic study of English and ASL have led to practical insights in language forms for use in a variety of settings. She is currently the Itinerant Interpreter and consultant for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Peggy is also the current president of Southern California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf She believes that supporting interpreters in Southern California is one of the most effective ways to support the Deaf Community.

Important Notice:

This workshop will be conducted in ASL and no voice interpretation will provided.

Anyone requesting CEUs must sign the Activity Sheet & arrive on time. CEUs will not be granted to those who are admitted 15 minutes late.

Cost to attend the workshop
*SCRID Members: $15.00 with meeting attendance, $20.00 workshop alone

SCRID Student Members $15.00

Non-SCRID Members $25.00

**Deaf Community Members: Free!

*RID Region V Sister Chapter Member receive SCRID Member rate

** Deaf Community members must request an event code by emailing pdc@scrid.org

SCRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This workshop is offered for 0.375Professional Studies CEUs.

SCRID Event Late Arrival Policy: Anyone requesting CEUs must sign the Activity Sheet & arrive on time. Partial CEUs will not be granted for this workshop. CEUs will not be granted to those who are admitted 15 minutes late.

SCRID Cancellation Policy: In the event that SCRID cancels an event, refunds or transfers to future SCRID events are possible. Pre-registrants will be notified immediately upon cancellation. Refunds for individual registration cancellations may be requested if SCRID receives notification of said cancellation 3 days prior to the event. Registrations are non-refundable for late cancellations after this date without verification of serious circumstances to be determined by the SCRID board on a case-by-case basis. Email treasurer@scrid.org to request refunds stating the event name, event date and justification for late cancellation. All requests for refunds for late cancellations must be approved by the SCRID board.

Non-Discrimination: Presenter and participants agree to foster an environment of mutual respect free from bias of any kind.

Click here for the SCRID Event Cancellation Policy