Professional Interpreting Discussions

Professional Development Plan Skill Challenges in the mentor program: 1) Increase use of ASL Classifiers 2) Expanding Vocabulary in ASL 3) Increase Process time while interpreting 4) Slowing down through interpreting 5) When voicing use more variations in speech, rhythm, and rate.

http://www.spcs.neu.edu/master_interpret/adviser/ Here is the program that I am thinking about going in to for my Masters Degree.

Looking over my past goals at the beginning of this mentor relationship in Sept. I realize that most of my questions have been answered for my career. 1. How to work on becoming better at Transliterating vs. Interpreting. Understanding what the difference was between these two. -I understand that Interpreting is ASL and Transliterating is signed English. This has helped me greatly understand what is expected with me in different interpreting situations. 2. Getting my NIC certification - I have gone through the Signs of Development program and passed my NIC Written test. Now I am moving on to studying for the performance/interview portion but am much more confident that I can pass this part with some studying. 3. Legal Interpreting- I wanted to get more information on how to get this certificate. -It was so funny because a week after I had discussed it with Pat I got a VIEWS in the mail with a focus on L...