ASL Texts for Consecutive Interpreting Practice
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- 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.
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Making School Choices
Roger Brown explains how his mother and grandmother made the choices that got him to the Indiana School for the Deaf.
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 5 sections for practice with consecutive interpreting.
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 Making School Choices
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- Expressing gratitude
- Mother
- Grandmother
- Friend
- Discovering school options
- Critical event took place at Church
- Mother didn’t know what to do with Deaf
son - Broader context
- 1950’s
- Racism
- Limited educational options for
black children
- One woman in church had idea
- Suggested going to visit social worker
- Visit to social worker
- Lived near Louisville, KY
- Mom asked about options for me
- Social worker explained two choices
- Kentucky
- Indiana
- Mother decided on Indiana
- Filled out necessary paperwork
- Had conflicted feelings
- Excited for new options for me
- Didn’t want to let go of me so young
- Community Reaction
- Reported discovery to church
- Surprised by reaction
- Felt she shouldn’t send me away
- To School for the Deaf
- Family should stay together
- Mother knew instinctively going to School for the Deaf was right
- Best for my education and future
- Reported discovery to church
- Getting Ready
- Mother returned to social worker
- Filled out more forms
- Needed clothing for school
- Mom didn’t need to buy clothes
- Grandmother made all the clothing
- Very impressive feat
- Saved a lot of money
- Grandmother made all the clothing
- Mother returned to social worker
- Getting to School
- Mother wasn’t able to drive
- She rode the bus
- Mother and grandmother didn’t have much money
- Not upper class
- Mother and grandmother didn’t have much money
- Police Officer drove us to school
- Drove the 2 hours to school
- Dropped me off
- Took my mother back home
- Very impressive
- Wonderful memory of getting to school
- Mother didn’t know what to do with Deaf
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.