Sorry this isn’t longer, but after months of not posting . . . .
[insert drumroll]
I have submitted my paper to the Journal of Interpreting!
It is an analysis of all the data gathered from 2008 and common strategies interpreters use to manage profanity. The people I got to meet and work with are amazing, I am so grateful for the opportunity. Most of all, I am thankful for all the people who encouraged me in this pursuit and thought it would be worthwhile.
Regardless of whether or not my paper gets chosen, I feel great having completed it.
If you are interested in reviewing it, please don’t hesistate to contact me!
I will be sure to write some more later . . . .
[Later] I am not sure how long the process takes, but, for lack of a better way to explain it, it has the feel of sending your first child off to school on the bus for the first day. Nervous and hopeful, you wait smiling with butterflies in your stomach. Thank goodness for package tracking!
So what’s the next step? Well one thing that was identified was the need to discover how profanity manifests in the deaf community. This is going to require either electronic distance interviewing or in person (ei lots of travel). I want the information to be as valid and well structured as possible, so I will be saving it for my masters. Hopefully, if all goes well, I will be able to go for my masters fall of 2010. Not sure which school yet, there are a handful that are interested. It will be good to have some guidance in drawing this information out of the community, so its an honest snapshot of its use and function.
If you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to e-mail me directly: kemurphy00@yahoo.com
Posted by Susan on May 2, 2009 at 9:20 am
Great job! Isn’t it wonderful to feel that sense of creativity and pride of accomplishment and then being cool with just letting it go…
Peace
Posted by bert jones on May 4, 2009 at 2:17 am
I would love to see it!