Following the NHRID meeting …….

Interpreting Idioms

Presented by

Deb McKinney and Laurie Gilbert

Saturday, April 4, 2009

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

At

Northeast Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

57 Regional Drive

Concord, NH

(Workshop presented In ASL – No voice interpretation provided)

DESCRIPTION:

Ever wonder how to clearly interpret how a person can “take a nose dive” or what it means to “come out smelling like a rose”? Then this workshop is for you. The focus will be on translating English Idioms into ASL. Oftentimes interpreters hear a sentence, understand the meaning, but struggle with the interpretation. Participants will have opportunities to practice their own translations during the workshop.

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:

Deb McKinney is a native of New Hampshire, graduating from AustineSchool for the Deaf in Vermont. She attended GallaudetUniversity and graduated from SpringfieldCollege in Manchester, with a BA in Human Services.

Deb has been a freelance Deaf interpreter for 12 years and has been an ASL consultant at North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) in Beverly, MA for 7 years. Deb was an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester in the Sign Language Interpretation Program and is currently at NorthernEssexCommunity College in the Deaf Studies and Interpreter Training Program. Deb is also the Manager of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services at NorthernEssexCommunity College in Haverhill, MA.

Laurie Gilbert – Laurie is currently working as a Teacher of the Deaf in the Manchester Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Manchester, NH. She is an NAD V – Master Level interpreter, has an SCPI rating of Advanced Plus and attained an EIPA score of 5.0. Laurie earned her Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Plymouth State College and a Master’s Degree in Deaf Education from GallaudetUniversity. In addition to teaching, Laurie has worked as a free-lance interpreter for the past 18 years. Her experience includes educational interpreting, platform interpreting and video relay interpreting. Laurie has presented several workshops related to interpreting in the educational setting in both NH and the Metropolitan DC area.

CEUs

Participants will earn 0.3 Professional Studies (PS) CEUs/ACET credits for this presentation. Open to working interpreters and advanced ITP students if space is available.

Cost:$30/NHRID Member and $40/Non-Member

Registration Deadline – March 27, 2009

Contact:Jodi Lefort at or 603-622-3894

Registration Form

Interpreting Idioms

Presented by Deb McKinney and Laurie Gilbert

Cost:$30/NHRID Member and $40/Non-Member

Registration deadline – March 27, 2009

Make Check out to NHRID and mail to: Jodi Lefort

138 Anthony St

Manchester, NH 03103

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