The Full Story
ASL Grammatical Features
Please mark your calendars to join us for an
exciting learning opportunity for two full days
IN-PERSON
on June 13 and/or 14, 2024
9 am-4 pm CDT
in Baton Rouge, LA.
See below for Registration details.
Presented in ASL Only
Supported by the
Louisiana Commission for the Deaf
Debra Teesdale
The Presenter
Debra Teesdale is a faculty member in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at the University of Georgia since 2014. Prior to this, she was a faculty member in American Sign Language and Interpreting Education at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and worked as an ASL Specialist at Louisiana School for the Deaf in Baton Rouge.
Additionally, Debra also taught ASL at Kapiolani Community College in Honolulu, Hawaii and Japanese ASL Signers' Society in Tokyo, Japan after receiving her BA in ASL and MA in Linguistics from Gallaudet University in 2000 and 2003, respectively.
On a personal level, Debra loves red wines, traveling, and spending time with her children and their rescued animals, deafblind dog Stud Muffin, deaf cat Mary, partially blind cat Lexi, and hearing cat Calix besides the fish, Mr.Slick.
Workshop Descriptions
June
13
Visualize and Sign This:
ASL Classifiers and 3D Space
Unlike a linear language, ASL uses 3D space, classifiers, movement, and constructed action (signer becomes a character) to convey concepts visually.
Learn various models on how to create and incorporate these specific grammatical features to clearly convey information in context.
June
14
Stuck in ASL?
Let’s Get You Unstuck!
Do you ever find yourself stuck in conveying complex information in ASL, while interpreting or teaching?
Learn various ways to convey complex information in ASL using temporal aspect, non-manual markers, space, and adverbial inflection.
When
Thursday, June 13, 2024
and
Friday, June 14, 2024
9:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT
*The deadline to register is
June, 10 2024 @ 12pm
No on-site registration
will be accepted.
Where
IN PERSON
Baton Rouge, LA
Who
Cost: Free to LA Residents
*A light lunch MAY be provided
Register for ONE or BOTH options below. (If you plan to attend both days, please register for each day separately.)
Register for June 13, 2024
*No on-site registration will be allowed.
Register for June 14, 2024
*No on-site registration will be allowed.
LRID is an RID-approved CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This program is offered for 0.6 PS per day at the some content knowledge level.
RID CEUs have been requested.
Target audience: Working and aspiring interpreters and teachers of the Deaf
These trainings will be
presented in ASL only.
Interpreters will not be provided.
Any other special requests must be received by June 3, 2024.
Special School District Requests:
Anyone who uses SSD's facilities must comply with campus rules, including:
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No smoking or other tobacco
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No alcohol
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No weapons
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Follow the posted speed limit, and park in parking spaces only (no parking on the grass)
Workshop Objectives
June
13
Visualize and Sign This:
ASL Classifiers and 3D Space
Participants will be able to:
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list and incorporate classifiers
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demonstrate 3D space, movement, and constructed action accurately in context
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discuss and apply how to describe actions and objects without using individual signs in English word order during interpretation, teaching and/or communication.
June
14
Stuck in ASL?
Let’s Get You Unstuck!
Participants will be able to:
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Strengthen and expand knowledge of ASL grammatical features
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Analyze and critique the structural differences between English and ASL
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Incorporate and utilize temporal aspect, non-manual markers, space, and adverbial inflection accurately in context
Other Information
To receive RID/BEI CEUS and/or Certificate of Attendance, participants must attend sessions in their entirety.
LRID is committed to diversity both within the organization and within the profession of sign language interpreting. We promote an environment of mutual respect and free from bias. LRID shall not discriminate in matters of membership or professional development attendance on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, or gender identity, hearing status, marital status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.