Singin' & Signin'

ASL is not a vague language
Daniel Greene Nor is any language “a vague language.” Rather, every language has vague language, just as every language has specific language. Vagueness is a natural phenomenon; not everything in life is certain, specific, accurate, or clear. Since things are sometimes vague, people must be able to use language to express this vagueness. ASL has ways of expressing […]
Thu, May 09 2013

You’ve added an email address to your LinkedIn account
Daniel Greene Hi Tony, The email address visualinstincts@gmail.com has been added to your LinkedIn account. If you did NOT add this email, please take these steps to secure your account: Type [link] directly into your browser. Sign in with your email address and password. Next to the Primary Email field in the upper left corner, click the [...]
Thu, May 09 2013

Deaf Heart, confidentiality, vagueness, and transparency
Daniel Greene There is currently a discourse within the American Deaf community about the resignation of two Deaf members of the board of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). The members who resigned, Lewis Merkin and Naomi Sheneman, say that the confidentiality agreements they signed when they joined the board prevent them from discussing in detail [...]
Sat, Apr 27 2013

Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
Daniel Greene From Daniel Greene Interpreter Trainer at TerpTrans Phoenix, Arizona Area Blog, I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Daniel Confirm that you know Daniel You are receiving Invitation to Connect emails. Unsubscribe © 2012, LinkedIn Corporation. 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
Mon, Apr 22 2013

Searching for a colleague who’s searching for a colleague
Daniel Greene I was struck by something my thesis advisor said about writing letters of recommendation for me today: “As a faculty member searching for a colleague, I like to see that a letter has been addressed to the institution” [emphasis added]. Even at 45, master’s degree in hand, I was thinking of applying for a job [...]
Fri, Apr 19 2013

Writing about language using italics
Daniel Greene When I wrote my master’s thesis on vague language, I often cited vague words and phrases. At first I put them in quotation marks, but the quotes cluttered the pages, and by the time I was ready to publish, I wondered if I should use italics instead. I used APA style*, so I consulted my APA [...]
Fri, Apr 12 2013

Writing about language in APA format using italics
Daniel Greene When I wrote my master’s thesis on vague language, I often cited vague words and phrases. At first I put them in quotation marks, but the quotes cluttered the pages, and by the time I was ready to publish, I wondered if I should use italics instead. I used APA style, so I consulted my APA [...]
Fri, Apr 12 2013

Thesis published on vague language (VL) in ASL and English!
Daniel Greene I am thrilled to announce that my thesis has been published online, available for all to read. The title is “Keeping it Vague: A Study of Vague Language in an American Sign Language Corpus and Implications for Interpreting between American Sign Language and English” and the URL is short & sweet:  [link] Thanks to all who [...]
Tue, Mar 26 2013

Finished graduate school!
Daniel Greene Last Friday morning, I successfully defended my thesis. This Wednesday afternoon, I submitted my thesis for publication on Digital Commons. The title is “A Study of Vague Language in an American Sign Language Corpus and Implications for Interpreting Between American Sign Language and English.” Thanks to everyone who has cheered me on and expressed interest in m...
Sat, Mar 23 2013

Thesis defense scheduled
Daniel Greene It’s settled! I’m defending my master’s thesis on Friday, March 15, at 9am UTC -7. Send good thoughts my way!
Sun, Mar 10 2013

Teaching a workshop in Albuquerque
Daniel Greene Flying to Albuquerque to teach a workshop on interpreting into English. I call it “Tripplingly on the tongue” after Hamlet’s speech to the players.
Fri, Feb 15 2013

My thesis on vague language (VL) is almost finished!
Daniel Greene After many months of work, I am going to send the penultimate draft of my master’s thesis to my thesis committee. I will await their feedback, make changes, and hope to defend before the end of February.
Sun, Jan 27 2013

Taking a moment away from thesis writing to watch the...
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Mon, Jan 21 2013

More about introducing oneself as an interpreter
Daniel Greene Another need to introduce myself as an interpreter came up recently: a little CODA asked me what I was doing while I was interpreting for their parent. I forgot that little bilingual children might not understand that their parent speaks a different language, much less that they need an interpreter. The more aware I become [...]
Fri, Jan 18 2013

New semester
Daniel Greene Excited to start interpreting at the beginning of a new semester! Love how the work of an interpreter is always new.
Mon, Jan 14 2013

The stigma of “signer” upon ASL-English interpreters
Daniel Greene Doctor to patient: “Hi, I’m Dr. Y.” Doctor to me: “Oh, the patient’s deaf! So this isn’t interpreting; you’re a signer.” Meanwhile, I’m interpreting… It seems there’s a stigma that an interpreter who works between a spoken language and a signed language is a “signer” while an interpreter who works between two spoken languages is [...]
Thu, Jan 03 2013

2012: It could have been worse
Daniel Greene I sit here this early morning not as happy as I have felt in new year’s past. I ended 2012 more in debt than I have been in a decade, having taken on student loans in pursuit of my master’s degree. My mother died on October 26th. My husband is still disabled and still unemployed, [...]
Tue, Jan 01 2013

Update on master’s degree, November 2012
Daniel Greene Turned in the first draft of my master’s thesis and finished my student teaching portfolio. Planning to graduate early 2013!
Fri, Nov 23 2012

Flying to Minneapolis
Daniel Greene On my way to Minneapolis – St. Paul to teach interpreters about phonology, orthography, and vague language (VL).
Fri, Nov 09 2012

Found another blogger writing about vague language (VL)
Daniel Greene I found a couple of blog posts on vague language (VL) just published the past three weeks. Good to see other interpreting / translation bloggers writing about VL! CCJK Blog: Vague Language
Mon, Nov 05 2012

Slideshow presentation on Demand-Control Schema (D-CS)
Daniel Greene I created this slideshow on Demand-Control Schema (D-CS) for an Introduction to Interpreting class at Phoenix College in Phoenix, Arizona, and am sharing it here for the benefit of a larger audience. This slideshow is an update on one I made for another class at Phoenix College in 2005, the day after I attended a [...]
Thu, Oct 25 2012

Good grades are to be earned, not demanded.
Daniel Greene Students take heed: Good grades are to be earned, not demanded.
Sun, Oct 21 2012

Looking forward to meeting people at my poster session at...
Daniel Greene I recorded this video as a response to a researcher and interpreter trainer I met at the last Conference of Interpreter Trainers, but I’m posting it here because it applies to anyone who attends the conference next week in Charlotte, NC. I welcome everyone to come by my poster, ask me anything, challenge my research, [...]
Sun, Oct 14 2012

Certified Medical Interpreter: A title in your future?
Daniel Greene Medical interpreting certification: An ASL/English interpreter’s perspective Medical interpreting is a specialization, or at least it can be. Yet an ASL/English interpreter who interprets in medical settings is not required to hold a specialist certificate. RID doesn’t have one and never did. Recently, though, the National Board of Certification for Medical Interp...
Thu, Oct 11 2012

Workshops in Minnesota: Promo videos in English & ASL
Daniel Greene I made these two videos to promote my workshops in Minneapolis/St. Paul November 9th & 10th. Friday night is Speak & Spell, a workshop on pronouncing and spelling foreign names and words. Saturday is Just What They Said: Interpreting Intentionally Vague Language. These workshops will be in English with ASL interpretation. Interpreters of all signed [...]
Sat, Oct 06 2012

Workshops in Minneapolis-St. Paul November 9 & 10
Daniel Greene Here’s why you should come to my Speak & Spell and Vague Language workshops on November 9th and 10th.
Thu, Sep 27 2012

Professional Interpreting Associations &...
Daniel Greene I created this presentation for an Introduction to Interpreting class at Phoenix College. I’m sharing it with anyone interested in interpreters’ professional associations and certifications.
Sun, Sep 23 2012

I made the Adventures in Freelance Translation blog…
Daniel Greene I made the Adventures in Freelance Translation blog’s Weekly Favorites (Sep 10–16). Seems like a nice blog, so I’ve added it to my blogroll.
Tue, Sep 18 2012

I made the Adventures in Freelance Interpreting blog…
Daniel Greene I made the Adventures in Freelance Interpreting blog’s Weekly Favorites (September 10–16). Seems like a nice blog, so I’ve added it to my blogroll.
Tue, Sep 18 2012

Hoy dia me tomé un taller en interpretación trilingüe
Daniel Greene Perdóname si no escribo perfectamente el español, pero estoy feliz de que me fui a la Conferencia Estatal de Arizona RID y tomar un curso práctico sobre la interpretación trilingüe — español, inglés, y lenguaje de señas de Norte América. La maestra era Kristi Casanova de Canales, y el día con ella y de los participantes [...]
Sun, Sep 16 2012

Seek first to understand,…
Daniel Greene Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Steven Covey, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Habit 5 Hm... I'm pondering whether and how this applies to my work as a teacher.
Sat, Sep 15 2012

The most important thing I learned…
Daniel Greene The most important thing that I learned from the Conference Interpretation program is… Read on to find out.
Fri, Sep 14 2012

Be obscure clearly….
Daniel Greene Be obscure clearly. E. B. White Continue reading →
Wed, Sep 12 2012

Interesting link: 10 questions for a conference interpreter...
Daniel Greene Monterey Institute of International Studies – 10 QUESTIONS for: Karen Gross, Conference Interpreter at the European Parliament
Tue, Sep 11 2012

Signs for gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, queer, and...
Daniel Greene This is my video about signs for gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, etc.; a.k.a. queer or LGBTQ. I thought I blogged this before, but I guess not! I’m blogging it now because I closed-captioned it today. Enjoy, and let me know … Continue reading →
Mon, Sep 10 2012

This is my video about signs for gay, lesbian, bi,...
Daniel Greene This is my video about signs for gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, etc.; a.k.a. queer or LGBTQ. I thought I blogged this before, but I guess not! I’m blogging it now because I closed-captioned it today. Enjoy, and let me know … Continue reading →
Mon, Sep 10 2012

When a Deaf person says someone dear to them is Deaf!…
Daniel Greene Just thought of a cultural interpretation for a Deaf client who says someone dear to them is “Deaf!”: “S/he’s Deaf … Continue reading »
Sat, Sep 08 2012

SEE: Allow me to disabuse you of a common misnomer
Daniel Greene From the way I’ve seen people use the term SEE in recent years, I don’t think they know what they’re … Continue reading »
Wed, Sep 05 2012

I am loving teaching!
Daniel Greene I am loving co-teaching this Intro to Interpreting class! As we enter the third week, things are getting more challenging … Continue reading »
Tue, Sep 04 2012

Specializations vs. special skills: An interpreter’s...
Daniel Greene Having shared my first essay about settings vs. specializations with an Introduction to Interpreting class, I now realize I wasn’t … Continue reading »
Tue, Sep 04 2012

Me in my fingerspelled university t-shirt
Daniel Greene Me in the t-shirt I bought at the bookstore the last day of our colloquium at Western Oregon University. The word Western is fingerspelled.
Sun, Sep 02 2012

Student teaching and thesis writing my last quarter in grad...
Daniel Greene I just started co-teaching an Introduction to Interpreting class at Phoenix College yesterday. It’s a hybrid course, so I’ll be doing both onsite teaching and online teaching. Luckily, I’ve had experience with both kinds of teaching, especially since doing my teaching practica in three different courses last spring at Western Oregon University (WOU), where I [.....
Thu, Aug 23 2012

Ever forget an assignment? Make it less likely with...
Daniel Greene I hate to admit it, but there have been those mortifying times when I’ve forgotten I had a job to get to. It’s easy to follow a schedule when it’s the same every day, but when you’re a community interpreter and your schedule changes every day, you might need a little help. Lately, some of [...]
Sun, Aug 19 2012

Settings vs. specializations: Categorizing interpreting work
Daniel Greene Is “freelance” a setting? I’ve heard people say they used to be “educational” and now they’re “freelance.” What they mean is they used to be employed full-time at a school and now they work as an independent contractor for agencies. Yet interpreters can work full-time in schools and be “freelance” if they’re working at that [...]
Sun, Aug 19 2012

Workshops in Minnesota, November 2012
Daniel Greene Hi, Minnesota! I’m Daniel Greene, and I’m going to be in Minneapolis – St. Paul the weekend of Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th presenting two workshops. The first one, on Friday night from 6pm to 9pm, is about fingerspelling and pronouncing foreign names and words. It’s fascinating all the different spellings and sounds [...]
Sun, Aug 19 2012

Webshop Wednesday – ‘Terps on film: Ethical or...
Daniel Greene This Wednesday, July 25th, from 9a-noon Arizona Time (UTC-7:00), I am excited to open my workshop to participants on a Google+ Hangout. Interpreters on Google+ have asked me when I would be offering a workshop online, and this is the second time I am. This workshop costs $30 USD and offers .3 continuing education units (CEUs) [...]
Sun, Aug 19 2012

Interpreters beware of “SERVICE NEEDED !!!” scam
Daniel Greene In case you haven’t already seen it, the following email is going around. Gmail was wise enough to put them both in my spam folder. I will quote both so you can see how suspicious they are: Here is the first one: from: Engr Ivan Bruce bengrivan@gmail.com to: bcc: danieljamesgreene@gmail.com date: Fri, Jun 29, 2012 [...]
Sun, Aug 19 2012

Sample of my interpreting & transliterating
Daniel Greene Reblogged from Daniel Greene's TerpTrans: As an assignment for the Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies at Western Oregon University (WOU MAIS), I completed a videotaping of myself spending about 20 minutes interpreting a source text I had not heard before: Simon Lewis’s talk “Don’t take consciousness for granted,” at TED.com. There is an interactive [...]
Sun, Aug 19 2012

Settings vs. specializations: Categorizing interpreting work
Daniel Greene     Is a medical interpreter a “community” interpreter? Is “freelance” a setting? I’ve heard people say they used to be an educational interpreter — and by that they meant they interpreted at a university — and now they’re “freelance” — by which they meant they interpreted doctor’s appointments, business meetings, etc. Yet I interpret [...]
Sat, Aug 04 2012

Workshops in Minnesota, November 2012
Daniel Greene Hi, Minnesota! I'm Daniel Greene, and I'm going to be in Minneapolis – St. Paul the weekend of Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th presenting two workshops. The first one, on Friday night from 6pm to 9pm, is about fingerspelling and pronouncing foreign names and words. It's fascinating all the different spellings and sounds [...]
Mon, Jul 23 2012