I am very excited and proud to say that my manuscript that I submitted to the Journal of Interpreting has been selected for publication and they should be arriving to RID members mailboxes this week!
It will be interested to see what kind, if any, feedback I receive.
Posts Tagged ‘interpreter’
5 Dec
Its Published!!
27 May
Possible New Resource – Sexually Explicit Signs and Humor – tell me what you think . . . .
Check out this resource . . . . http://www.barrproductions.com/asl-videos.html.
Has anyone checked these out? While its not exactly profanity, these two topics tend to blur together, as in English we use some profanity to talk about some sex terms. This might be a great resource to practice how do you talk about it in a graphic [...]
30 Apr
ITS DONE! Yay!
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 [...]
14 Oct
Getting Ready to Travel again . . . .
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” ~ Mark Twain
I couldn’t agree with Twain more. In this past year I [...]
28 Sep
Sacramento – RID Region V Conference
Tomorrow morning I fly home from the RID Region V Conference in Sacramento California.
It was a great conference, not just for all the things that went well, but also for the example the Conference Committee set when faced with problems. I know they faced some major issues, but as a presenter, it did not seem [...]
2 Aug
AVLIC Conference – Saint Johns, Newfoundland Canada
The view of the harbor from my hotel room, Saint Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
After a complex and exhausting flight schedule, I finally arrived in Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Taxiing to the gate had the feel of England – with a pervasive fine mist and overcast, haunting dimness and those unique conifers specific to northern seacoasts. After [...]
28 Jun
Vegas thoughts.
The trip to Vegas, presenting for the Nevada chapter of RID (NVRID) was an excellent trip – for a small chapter, they really had some powerhouse thinkers. The discussion was excellent and everyone was very flexible with the technology. As always, I feel like I walk away learning just as much as I teach – [...]
1 May
On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again . . .
Well, tomorrow I leave for Pennsylvania state conference. They are a very well organized conference, very on the ball. I appreciate that the interpreters for my workshop have already been in touch and we have done some prep. My workshop is not easy, let alone if you aren’t prepared for it. I get frustrated when [...]
