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Undergraduate Research in Interpreter Education

Undergraduate Research in Interpreter Education. Dennis Cokely Principal Investigator, National Interpreter Education Center Director , Northeastern University ASL Program Chair , Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures April 23, 2012. Undergraduate Research in IEPs.

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Undergraduate Research in Interpreter Education

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  1. Undergraduate Research in Interpreter Education Dennis Cokely Principal Investigator, National Interpreter Education Center Director, Northeastern University ASL Program Chair, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures April 23, 2012

  2. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • History • NU calendar change in 2003 • quarters to semesters • opportunity for curriculum review • Discourse focused skill development courses • Interpreting inquiry interactions • Interpreting narrative interactions • Interpreting expository interactions • Interpreting persuasive interactions

  3. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • NU Undergrad Graduation Requirement • capstone requirement for all majors • development of Research Capstone course • NU Research Capstone (INTP 4940) • data driven, empirical research • quantitative research • requires upper level math skills

  4. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • Research Capstone Characteristics • Project organization • Students work in pairs • Project duration • INTP 4940 course offered both semesters • Project corpus • Outcomes Project videos and Team videos • Project submission • Written paper (20 pages) and presentation

  5. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • Research Capstone Paper • Format • Abstract • Literature Review • Research Questions • Research Data • Discussion and implications • Summary and Conclusion • References • Appendices

  6. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • Research Capstone Presentation • Timing • Audience • 20-30 minute time slots • PowerPoint required • Q & A session • Pairs interpret for each other

  7. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • Research Capstone Topics • Spatial Referencing in ASL/English Interpreting • A Typology of Interpreter Repairs • Pausing in ASL Interpretations • Dysfluency Behaviors in ASL Interpreting • Effects of Fatigue on Interpreter Accuracy • Syntactic Complexity of Interpretations • Explication in ASL/English Interpretation

  8. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • Research Capstone Topics • Support in Teams • Fillers and Idioms in Interpretations • Interpreting Culturally Rich Realities • Silence as Dysfluency Marker • Experience and Constructed Discourse • Lag Time and Experience • Interpreting ASL Classifiers

  9. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • Research Capstone Benefits • Explore their question(s) about interpreting • Become more comfortable with math • Become more familiar with academic English • Become more familiar with data presentation • Become familiar with quantitative analysis • Become more comfortable reading research • Opportunity to showcase their work

  10. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • NIEC Initiative • Online undergraduate research journal • Two primary goals: • highlight academic excellence • provide experience in having work published • We announce the creation of: The Journal of Undergraduate Interpreting Studies

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  13. Undergraduate Research in IEPs • Implementation plan • Outcomes Circle then all IEPs • Submission types: • Reviews (published articles or texts) • Original Data-Driven Research • Course-related Research papers • Submission process: • Support of IEP faculty member • Release form

  14. Undergraduate Research in IEPs Questions??? Discussion???

  15. After the Webinar • Program evaluation • Request CEUs; CEU questions to: Alberto Sifuentes at a.sifuentes@neu.edu • Contact us

  16. Please Feel Free to Contact Us National Interpreter Education Center • Cathy Cogen, Director • c.cogen@neu.edu • Dennis Cokely, PI & Director • Northeastern Univ. ASL Program • d.cokely@neu.edu • Trudy Schafer, Project Coordinator • g.schafer@neu.edu • Lillian Garcia Peterkin Communication & Outreach Coordinator • l.garcia@neu.edu

  17. NCIEC Regional Centers CATIE Center(MN, WI, MI, MO, OH, IN, IL, NE, KS, IA)
minerva.stkate.edu/offices/academic/interpreting.nsf Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center (GURIEC)(AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)
www.gallaudet.edu/guriec.html MARIE Center(AR, CO, LA, MT, NM, ND, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY)
www.unco.edu/marie/index.html Regional Interpreter Education Center at Northeastern University (NURIEC)(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PR, RI, USVI, VT)
www.northeastern.edu/riec/ Western Region Interpreter Education Center (WRIEC)(AK, AZ, CA, NMI, Guam, ID, HI, NV, OR, WA)
www.wou.edu/education/sped/wriec/ National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers interpretereducation.org

  18. Thank You Michael Millington Director, NCRTM Jessie Zhu Instructional Designer, NCRTM Sharon James Captioner, NCRTM Rachel Judelson Interpreter Wendy Watson Interpreter Trudy Schafer Moderator This Webinar was a collaborative effort of the National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials <ncrtm.org> and the National Interpreter Education Center <northeastern.edu/niec>. CEUs sponsorship: NURIEC

  19. Thank You Aju Cherian, Lillian Garcia Peterkin, Crystal Eusebio, Trudy Schafer, Dennis Cokely, & Cathy Cogen We acknowledge the work of National Interpreter Education Center staff in making this webinar possible.

  20. Thank You Training and Engagement in Vocational Rehabilitation Interpreting May 21, 2012 3:30 – 4:30 pm EDT Interpreting for the Latino Community: Current Practices and Recommendations  September 10, 2012 3:30-4:30 pm EDT Thank you for joining us today. Please join us for upcoming NIEC/NCRTM Webinars. Email: niec@neu.edu for more information

  21. Funded by a U.S. Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration grant, CFDA H160B000002 www.northeastern.edu/niec Email: niec@neu.edu Affiliated with the National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers www.interpretereducation.org

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