In a message dated 9/2/2007 10:13:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
mglover82(at)msn.com writes:
Dr Vicars,
... I was wondering if you do any traveling to conduct immersion
programs. Several of my co-workers (Educational Interpreters) and I
have passed the knowledge portion of the NAD-RID certification and
would like to take the performance portion. Our problem is that as
educational interpreters we have little opportunity to practice
using our receptive skills as a community interpreter would. How
would you feel about visiting the good old Eastern Shore of MD (try
out the Atlantic Ocean for a change of pace; we are 35 minutes from
the beach). We would love to be a part of an immersion program to
"warm up" our receptive skill in preparation for the test.
Thanks
Melinda Glover
Hello Melinda, :)
Thank you for your kind invitation to go out to MD. I have fond
memories of the Atlantic from my youth as an intern at the David
Taylor Research Center in Annapolis (across the bay from the U.S.
Naval Academy).
I receive a number of requests such as yours each year from ASL
Heroes around the nation (and occasionally other parts of the
world).
And although I would enjoy coming out and meeting a bunch of new
people, it realistically isn't feasible for me to launch an
immersion workshop in a distant location due to the logistics of
finding and arranging for enough talented ASL professionals to be
involved. Here in Sacramento I have my finger on the pulse of the
local talent and can confidently pull together some really terrific
teams.
Now, I feel for you and in an effort to be helpful I'd like to share
with you a link to a page I use to post advice to an "ASL Club."
Check out: http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/topics/club.htm
There is no reason why you can't set up your own immersions there in
Maryland. There are many hundreds of ASL professionals there that
you can bring together to create an awesome immersion experience.
I'll post a sample list of information that needs to be included in
your advertising to help make your event successful.
Best wishes in all your endeavors.
Cordially,
Dr. Bill
What: "The Official Title of the Event"
Who: (Who is invited? Who is this for? ASL students? Everybody?)
Why: Is this a social event? Leadership training? ASL practice?
Date: The day and date of the event: For example: "Saturday, July
24"
Hours: The starting time and the ending time of the event
Cost: Is there some sort of contribution?
Where: Exact street address, and the name of the city
How to get there: insert a "map" from yahoo maps or some other
online map: (http://maps.yahoo.com)
Hosted by: (What organization?)
Contact person: First and last name, phone, and email
Interpreter: Is this event interpreted? Is it conducted in ASL?
Close captioning: Will it be captioned?
Dress: Should I wear a tie? Work clothes? Casual? Bring my swimsuit?
Transportation: Is it provided? Carpool available?
Babysitting: Is it provided?
Website: Is there a web page with more information?