“Cooperation matters.

Building effective relationships between Deaf professionals and interpreters.

Team perspectives in interpreter-mediated settings with Deaf professionals.”

 

From 29th June to 1st July 2018 in Zurich

In cooperation with BGD

Registration deadline: 18th June 2018

 

 

In the recent years, the growing number of Deaf Professionals in European countries has been observed. This leads to a higher demand of qualified interpreters. At the efsli Summer school we are going to explore a number issues that are pertaining to interpreter-mediated settings with Deaf Professionals and to experiences of both Deaf professionals and interpreters in teams.

The following topics will be covered:

 1.      Deaf Professionals: How do we define Deaf Professionals? How do they define themselves?

2.      Role of Interpreters: How are the current traditional interpreter roles in interpreter-mediated settings with Deaf Professionals? What are the perspectives of Deaf Professionals?

3.      Expectations of Deaf Professionals: What are the needs of Deaf Professionals in interpreter-mediated settings from both perspectives?

4.      Interpreters’ Autonomy: What are the challenges of interpreters acting on their own autonomy?

5.       Designated Interpreters, Adaptability and Constructing Co-Space: How does a Designated Interpreter adapt their role? How would like Deaf Professionals „design“ the role  of interpreters? What are efficient strategies for constructing co-space? How do we identify and solve challenging issues?

6.      Language Use: What are the issues of Language Use in Interpreting Settings with Deaf Professionals? What are linguistic needs of Deaf professionals? What about multilingual and international settings?

7.       Control and Demand Schema as a framework of analyzing co-space in interpreter-mediated settings:  What are environmental, interpersonal, (extra-)linguistic and intrapersonal demands, and what are resources available to an interpreter and a Deaf professional in order to respond to the demands of the job?

Further information will be given to registered participants.

Address of the training venue: 

Gehörlosen Zentrum Zürich
Oerlikonerstrasse 98
CH-8057 Zürich Switzerland

Gehörlosenzentrum

Training Schedule

Prof. Christian Rathmann, Humboldt University, Berlin (Germany)

Dr. Christian Rathmann is professor in the Section for Deaf Studies and sign language interpreting at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, where he directs BA and MA programs in Deaf Studies and sign language interpreting. Moreover, he co-directs two professional training programs in Deaf interpreting/Translation and sign language education at Universität Hamburg, Germany. His ongoing research projects include (but not limited to) interpreting & translation studies, linguistics for signed languages (esp. sign language corpus), LI/12 acquisition, sign language learning & teaching and Deaf Studies.

Communication at the School

This training is designed for:
• (Deaf and hearing) interpreters who have some experience working with Deaf Professionals or would like to learn more about this topic;
• Deaf professionals/Deaf university students who regularly work with interpreters;
In addition, it is open to advanced students majoring in interpreting who are going to work with Deaf professionals.

Important

Your place on the course will be confirmed by email.
Please do not book your accommodation or flight until your place on the course has been confirmed. Or if you do so, it will be at your own risk.

Selection of participants will be made according to the “first come, first served” system.
Training will take place if the required minimum number of participants has registered.