12-Week class on features of ASL-English interpreting for the NIC performance exam. We meet Saturdays, 9/7/24 to 11/23/24 from 6-8pm CST.
About this Event

This 12-week course is designed for intentional focus on foundational skills of ASL-English interpreting that often challenge interpreters:

Sept 7- Fingerspelling & Numbers
Sept 14- Classifiers
Sept 21- Prepositions
Sept 28- Non-Manual Features
Oct 5- Role Shifting
Oct 12-Use of Space
Oct 19- Register
Oct 26- Direct vs. Indirect Language
Nov 2- Powerful & Powerless Speech
Nov 9- Expansion
Nov 16- Grammar Structure
Nov 23- Interpreting vs. Transliterating

DATES/TIME: Saturdays, Sept 7 - November 23, 2024 from 6pm-8pm CST. Classes will be recorded and the weekly recording links will be sent to you for your review or in case you miss a class. I also usually stay after class a while to talk about other things you need to discuss.

CEUs: There are no RID CEUs for this training but you can request a certificate if needed to fulfill work and/or state training requirements. The certificate will note that this course is 24 hours.

PLATFORM: Attendees will be emailed a Zoom link to attend the webinar.

LANGUAGE: This webinar will be presented in ASL and spoken English since we will be working with NIC performance candidates.

MATERIALS: Class materials will be emailed weekly prior to class.

THE PRESENTER: Shonna Magee (MRC, NIC: Master, CI, CT, OTC, CoreCHI, CP-WIP) has over 26 years of experience interpreting, presenting, providing interpreter diagnostics, and mentoring. She specializes in emergency management, vocational rehabilitation, VRI, and medical interpreting. Shonna has taught workshops and has helped hundreds of interpreters become certified. She has presented keynotes to interpreters and emergency management professionals around the country. She is an instructor at the annual Emergency Management Interpreter Training (EMIT) program in Georgia, presenting on PIO and broadcasted interpreting. She has served as a professor of interpreting and ASL at Daytona State College and a professor of ASL at Pensacola State College. She received her Bachelor's in interpreting from the University of Cincinnati and her Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of South Carolina where she was the Statewide Coordinator of Deaf Services for the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department. She is currently the Director of Operations at SIGNature Access Solutions LLC and SIGNature CEUs LLC.

Any questions or accommodations requests should be emailed to: [email protected]

Non Discrimination statement: SIGNature Access Solutions is providing this workshop as an opportunity for safe, respectful learning and will not tolerate harassment, discrimination or horizontal violence based on another's comments, questions, schema, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other identifiers.

Refunds will not be given after August 31, 2024. Eventbrite fees are non-refundable.