ASL Texts for Consecutive Interpreting Practice
Video Formats
This text is provided in a variety formats to allow you to work with it in different ways.
- Complete text in slow motion: The video is shown at 80% of its original speed
- Chunked in slow motion: The slow motion video is segmented into main ideas for practice with consecutive interpreting.
- English Outline: An outline is provided for support of comprehension.
- Complete text full speed: The video is shown at its original speed.
- Chunked at full speed: The full-speed video is segmented into main ideas for practice with consecutive interpreting.
See “Ideas for Working with Videos” for suggestions on how to use these different formats.
A Spiritual Journey
Debbie tells of her spiritual journey which has helped her to see the difference between religions that are either dogmatic or gnostic.
The text is offered in two formats: slow motion (80% speed) and full speed. Each text is also segmented into sections with larger ideas so that you can practice consecutive interpreting.
Complete Text – Slow Motion
Segmented Text: Slow Motion
The following version of the text is produced at 80% and separated into 8 sections for practice with consecutive interpreting.
To move to the next section, either click on the next number below the video or click on the arrow on the right side of the video screen after it is completed. (Ignore the suggestions that come from YouTube.)
Work with Complete Text Again (Slow Motion)
Now that you have gone through this process and worked with the sections edited for consecutive practice, try interpreting the complete text again. If you wish, you can also review the English outline of the text to support your comprehension before moving to the full speed text.
The complete video is at the top of this page. Click here to return there.
English Outline
English Outline for A Spiritual Journey
If you prefer a PDF version of the outlines with line numbers, download English outlines for Shifting Gears.
- Introduction to my Spirit Journey,
o Two religious belief systems – gnostic and dogma
? History - o Grew up Southern Baptist
o Message was punitive and harsh
§ Remembers sitting in church being told she was a sinner and would go to hell if she didn’t accept Jesus
§ Never felt comfortable with that faith
? The Search Begins - o Began soul searching at Gallaudet
§ What’s the meaning of God, why am I here, who is Jesus to me?
? Looking for a new faith
o Sampled several churches but did not find something that suited her
§ With other friends also searching
o Moved to Philadelphia and found Quaker faith appealing
§ Went with roommate’s family
§ Quaker belief in equality appealed
o Unable to continue exploring the Quaker faith
§ Didn’t know any interpreters to interpret the services
§ Roommate was atheist and they had some conflicts because of that
§ Still felt the need to find a place for her spiritual self
? Finding a Faith
o Moved a lot and settled in Seattle
o Talked with a friend about her search
§ Said the only spiritual connection she had was an ability to interpret dreams
§ Friend gave her a book on Gnostic faith by Sylvia Browne
§ Browne is a psychic who has a spirit guide (Francine) who guided her in the writing of the book.
§ After a year of “not getting around to it” – finally read the book
o Finally found the connection to a faith and belief she’d been searching for
The Belief system
o Book stated the difference between Gnostic beliefs and dogma
§ Dogma – predominant in America
• one leader,
• punitive,
• rule-base,
• hierarchical,
• designed to elicit compliance through fear.
§ Gnostic faiths believe that all people have God within them –
• There are angels and spirit guides to help
• We are to search for truth and love
• Mission to serve one another.
• Everyone and everything is precious – the earth as much as the people on it.
• Views everyone as equals
o Debbie gets a jab in at the hearing-deaf power dynamic
§ The focus on love nurturing and is what resonated with her spirit
? A new church
o Now attends Sunday services at The Center for Spiritual Living in Seattle
§ Sermons are about love
§ The protection of the vulnerable
§ The acceptance of all people as inherently good
• Even if they rob a bank!
• The antithesis of a dogmatic religion
§ Message of forgiveness and trust
? Her search has ended
o From dogma to Gnostic
Step 1: Complete Text – Full Speed
Segmented Text: Full Speed
The following version of the text is shown at the original speed and separated into 8 sections for practice with consecutive interpreting.
To move to the next section, either click on the next number below the video or click on the arrow on the right side of the video screen after it is completed. (Ignore the suggestions that come from YouTube.)
Work with Complete Text Again (Full Speed)
Now that you have gone through this process and worked with the sections edited for consecutive practice, try interpreting the complete text again. If you wish, you can also review the English outline of the text to support your comprehension.
The complete video is in the middle of this page. Click here to return there.