Module 1: Overview & Objectives

Module 1
 Rural Interpreting: Challanges & Opportunities

Module content developed by Kelly Decker, Schawn Hardesty, and Naomi Sheneman

ASL lecture by Kelly Decker, Schawn Hardesty, Chris McQuaid, Jennifer Rogers, Naomi Sheneman, Joe Toledo, and Shawn Vriezen.

    This module offers space for participants to explore, reflect, and identify the challenges and opportunities of rural interpreting.

    Learning Objectives

      1. Identify personal language models.
      2. Identify key challenges presented to interpreters in rural settings.
      3. Identify key challenges faced by rural deaf community members.
      4. Identify opportunities for future collaboration with rural deaf and interpreting communities.

      To Do List

      1. Pre-test 
      2. Discussion #1: Gournaris (2019) 
      3. Discussion #2: Trimble (2014) 
      4. Discussion #3: RID Town Hall 
      5. Discussion #4: IRIS Rural Deaf Community Panel 
      6. Discussion #5: Putting it all Together 
      7. Post-test

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