Singin' & Signin'

Update on my thesis on VL in ASL
Daniel Greene I am working on my master's thesis on vague language (VL) in American Sign Language (ASL). As far as I know, not much has been published about vagueness in ASL and nothing has been published about “VL” in ASL aside from my article in the RID Views. For my thesis, I'm doing a literature review [...]
Sun, Feb 12 2012

Are most ASL interpreters working in their C language?
Daniel Greene [I began writing this as a comment to the C is for… – The Interpreter’s Languages (Part II), a follow-up to Learning your ABCs – The Interpreter’s Languages (Part I)— both posts from the blog The Interpreter Diaries. The comment got so long, though, I decided to make it a post on my own interpreting [...]
Wed, Oct 26 2011

Why shouldn’t I let my consumers do my work for me...
Daniel Greene Some interpreters just hate it when they're trying to interpret from ASL to English and someone in the audience who knows sign language blurts out a word the interpreter missed or is trying to think of. I had an interpreting experience recently which made me think about my willingness to let my consumers help me [...]
Sat, Oct 01 2011

Should interpreters interpret signed English to spoken...
Daniel Greene How “faithfully” or “literally” should interpreters convey signed English (or Contact Language) into spoken English when sign-to-voice interpreting? Does it make sense to use the “meaning model” or “sense theory” to receive the signed English message, drop all the mouthed, signed, and fingerspelled English words, phrases...
Tue, Aug 30 2011

Questioning the Meaning Model’s application to contact...
Daniel Greene The other morning for the Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies, I read a quotation of Danica Seleskovitch's “Théorie du Sens” or “Meaning Model” and I'm not sure it applies to sign language interpreters who interpret contact language between English speakers and bilingual English/ASL deaf signers. After all, it is not that most de...
Sun, Aug 14 2011

ASL Video Re: The 10,000 Hour Rule
Daniel Greene Relating how I became an interpreter in 18 months to the chapter “The 10,000 Hour Rule” from the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. What is your “10,000 Hour” story?
Sun, Aug 14 2011

Re: Interpreters receiving feedback even when it’s mean or...
Daniel Greene A video response to Mikey Krajnak's video about ways that interpreters accept and deal with feedback. I relate my experience in the MA in Interpreting Studies program at WOU and what I'm learning about effective and nonjudgmental ways interpreters can give each other feedback, including Demand-Control Schema, Observation-Supervision, and Case Conferencing....
Sun, Aug 07 2011

Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies & Interpreter...
Daniel Greene My reflections after the first week of our two-week face-to-face session (or colloquium). I learned a lot, and I share what I learned about feedback as a follow-up to the video I posted about receiving unsolicited feedback last week. Topics include Demand-Control Schema, Talking about “The Work,” practitioner-centered approach, professional discussion, cas...
Sun, Aug 07 2011

Welcome & responses for new interpreting student vlogger
Daniel Greene I met an interpreting student named Fernando Mariani Colón on Google+ recently. He started vlogging just the other day, and he requested feedback on his first vlog and responses to a question on his second vlog. So, here is my welcome, feedback, and (further down) response to Fernando. And here is Fernando's second vlog and [...]
Fri, Jul 29 2011

Creators & Haters, and why sharing doesn’t equal soliciting...
Daniel Greene In this signed language video, I talk about my experience of sharing a sample of my interpreting and transliterating work and receiving unsolicited criticism on it. Haters tend to be people with no real names and no creative works of their own. All they do is shoot down others' work and give nothing to YouTube. [...]
Thu, Jul 28 2011

Sample of My Interpreting & Transliteration
Daniel Greene 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. I found my source text, Simon Lewis: “Don't take consciousness for granted,” at TED.com. There is an interactive transcript [...]
Tue, Jul 26 2011

Introduction & Goals for WOU MAIS
Daniel Greene I created these two videos yesterday and this morning at the start of the Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies (MAIS) program at Western Oregon University.
Tue, Jul 26 2011

Singing & Signing Over the Rainbow
Daniel Greene This was a song I worked on translating with a mentor in 1994, and I performed it as the finale to a one-man show I put on San Diego in 1995. I was only 28 then! If you can't tell, I sang & signed this song simultaneously– a hard feat because what I was signing [...]
Tue, Jul 05 2011

Re: Exactly what is ASL?? (my Happy 4th of July video)
Daniel Greene Thanks to YouTuber xkorijaidenx for emailing me about her video response to YouTuber soph1951′s vlog “What Exactly Is ASL?” Soph's vlog was inspiring and liberating for me, and moved me to create this video response. I will leave it up to people who know American Sign Language to understand this video without captions or preface. [...]
Mon, Jul 04 2011

Response to RID Invalid NIC Scores Announcement
Daniel Greene The gist of my comments, for those who don't know American Sign Language, is that we should trust the validity of the NIC (National Interpreter Certification) and the RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf). This unfortunate incident of one individual's corrupt behavior does not invalidate any test scores but those of the 3% of [...]
Tue, Jun 21 2011

Response to Eh? What? Huh? – Please Don’t Use Sarcasm With...
Daniel Greene via Eh? What? Huh?: Please Don't Use Sarcasm With My Students. The original poster started a very interesting discussion about using language that might be misunderstood by children, and I am reposting my comment because I would like to share my viewpoint with my readers. I wrote: I can appreciate your concern for your students, [...]
Mon, May 30 2011

All the details about my workshops in Phoenix this July
Daniel Greene Here are all the details about the workshops I am offering in July, including date, time, title, and description. I will be teaching Vague Language (VL), Genre Recognition, Oral & Sign Transliteration, and Voice Interpreting / Vocal Technique at the ... Continue reading →
Wed, May 18 2011

Interpreting ASU Downtown Grand Opening in 2006
Daniel Greene Here is a sample of my platform interpreting. Had the opportunity to interpret the grand opening ceremonies of Arizona State University (ASU)'s downtown campus five years ago in Phoenix, Arizona. It took me a while to post this, but now ... Continue reading →
Wed, Apr 13 2011

My Article on Vague Language (VL) Featured in RID Views
Daniel Greene My Article Featured in RID Views Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene If you are a member of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), you have probably received your Spring edition of the Views in the mail by now. ... Continue reading →
Tue, Apr 05 2011

Singing and Singing Happy Birthday in ASL
Daniel Greene This is a creative interpretation of The Birthday Song sung in English while signed in ASL (American Sign Language). It is more a compilation of different ways people sign Happy Birthday in ASL than it is an answer to “how ... Continue reading →
Wed, Mar 16 2011

Why are interpreters deaf community members? And other...
Daniel Greene Recently, I read some statements made by a hearing person who had very limited exposure to deaf people and interpreters. This person was in a position to hire interpreters to accommodate requests from deaf people. While some of her comments ... Continue reading →
Thu, Feb 10 2011

I earned the title NIC Master and learned a lot along the...
Daniel Greene I am happy to announce that the results of the “practical” and “oral” exam I took in August came in today: I passed at the Master level! The certifying board is the RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf), and ... Continue reading →
Tue, Feb 01 2011

The truth on interpreters for deaf at WordCamp Phoenix 2011
Daniel Greene I was “the interpreter” who offered to coordinate interpreters for WordCamp Phoenix 2011. I wish I could remain silent, but the blog post I'm responding to has been viewed almost 900 times already and has already been sanctioned by a ... Continue reading →
Sun, Jan 23 2011

How conference organizer’s attitude toward...
Daniel Greene The blog post “How Trying to Provide Deaf Interpreters for a Camp Bit Me in the Ass” paints the conference organizer as the victim, but I'm afraid it was her attitude toward interpreters and the deaf community that defeated her. ... Continue reading →
Fri, Jan 21 2011

Workshops I taught in 2010 and look forward to teaching in...
Daniel Greene I thought of doing a “Review of 2010 and Preview of 2011″ about several of my life's activities, but that was too overwhelming, so I decided to blog about it in segments. This one is about one of the most ... Continue reading →
Thu, Jan 06 2011

Vague Language (VL) in Las Vegas (LV)
Daniel Greene If you like the play on words in the title of this post, you'll like even more that the Nevada Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NVRID) says that I'll be coming to “Las Vagueness”! I love it. I will ... Continue reading →
Mon, Jan 03 2011

Happy Thanksgiving in a Variety of Regional ASL Signs
Daniel Greene On this day after Thanksgiving 2010, I would like to share with you a variety of regional signs I have seen for this holiday. Do you have other signs for Thanksgiving? Please create a Video Response to share them. Thanks!
Sat, Nov 27 2010

Singing & Signing Imagine on John Lennon’s 70th Birthday
Daniel Greene This is my singing & signing contribution to the celebration of what would be John Lennon's 70th birthday. (That's me signing over a soundtrack of myself singing.) “Imagine” music & lyrics by John Lennon Imagine there's no heaven It's easy ... Continue reading →
Sat, Oct 09 2010

More about Oralists and Oralism
Daniel Greene Loose translation: Since so many people responded on my blog to the first video about this topic, “Re Oralism vs Speaking” that I embedded in a blog post, I have been responding and thinking about this issue. One thing that ... Continue reading →
Mon, Oct 04 2010

Re Oralism vs Speaking
Daniel Greene This is my response to Ella Mae Lentz's vlog about the difference between the philosophy of oralism and the mere act of speaking, either by deaf or hearing people. In this video, signed in ASL—PSE (along the continuum), I tell ... Continue reading →
Fri, Oct 01 2010

ASL Intro to my new YouTube channel DanielJamesGreene
Daniel Greene A quick ASL introduction to my new channel named after my full name: danieljamesgreene. I used to be azsingersigner, but I decided to transition to a new channel with a username that would be more long-lasting than something that begins ... Continue reading →
Sun, Sep 26 2010

Singing Answering Machine Greetings
Daniel Greene When I was twenty years old, I made up a couple of outgoing greetings for my answering machine based on an old TV show theme song and a showtune from Bye Bye Birdie. The TV show theme song was from ... Continue reading →
Wed, Sep 01 2010

Last day of NIC test prep. Any ideas?
Daniel Greene I'm still working on memorizing the CPC though not verbatim. Going to do some practice answers to ethical questions. Any other ideas for test interview preparation? Posted from WordPress for Android
Wed, Aug 25 2010

Reflections on ICED Apology and Abolishment of Sign...
Daniel Greene Today I saw retweet from Jared Evans about the ICED (International Congress on the Education of the Deaf) “formal apology for the Milan 1880 conference which banned signed languages in deaf education.” I believe that was the first I heard ... Continue reading →
Tue, Jul 20 2010

My experience dancing with black people at the NAOBI...
Daniel Greene One more thing I must share about NAOBI— something that moved me and touched my heart. Now, I know it sounds funny to talk about “black people” and point out the differences between their culture and mine— black people’s and ... Continue reading →
Sat, Jul 10 2010

ASL Policy and Deaf Interpreters at RID Conference
Daniel Greene Reflections on my recent experience at the RID Region V conference, the benefits of the policy of using ASL at all times during the conference (except in a few of the workshops that were interpreted), and the great contribution of deaf interpreters to the field. I also discuss my experience as a workshop presenter and my thoughts on how to make my discussions of inter...
Wed, Jul 07 2010

Rave Review for my Vague Language Workshop
Daniel Greene I was honored that a participant in my Vague Language (VL) workshop for ASL interpreters was moved to write this review for our local chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (Arizona RID). The writer wishes to remain anonymous, but I found out who they are and got their permission to publish their [...]
Sat, Oct 03 2009

I Don’t Represent the Deaf Community
Daniel Greene I was criticized by a deaf person for posting a one-minute long closed-captioned spoken video on YouTube the other day. The deaf person said that they were disappointed that I didn't sign my video and that, being a sign language interpreter, I “represent the deaf community.” This is my response, signed and closed-captioned.
Thu, Sep 24 2009

Vague Language Facial Expression
Daniel Greene I could really use your help to find one word — and it has to be a NOUN — for this facial expression people use in both English and ASL (American Sign Language) when they're using Vague Language (VL). Maybe my facial expression / noun pairs will help you. Now maybe you can help me... [...]
Sun, Sep 20 2009

My First Speak & Spell Workshop
Daniel Greene My Speak & Spell Workshop Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene Thanks to Joy Marks at the Desert Valleys Regional Cooperative for taking this photo and for providing the logistical support and classroom, and thanks to Joy and ACDHH for providing the promotional materials and CEU sponsorship. Thanks also to the 15 people who attended. We all had [...]
Thu, Jul 16 2009

Google Video & YouTube Support Closed-Captioning
Daniel Greene I created this video on October 3, 2006, and at the time, I was one of the first handful of people in the world to publish a video using Google Video's new closed-captioning implementation. I just found out that YouTube now supports the same method (which makes sense, since they were bought by Google a [...]
Thu, May 07 2009

After my first conference workshop
Daniel Greene After my first conference workshop Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene I presented my workshop "Knowing What They're Going to Say Before They Say It: Using Genre Recognition to Improve Your Predictive Skills" at the Arizona RID (Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf) State Conference on Saturday, March 28, 2009 from 1-4:30 PM. It was the first time [...
Mon, Mar 30 2009

Genre Recognition Venn Diagram
Daniel Greene Genre Recognition Venn Diagram Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene I'm such a nit-picking perfectionist it's killing me! I'm working on tweaking my slideshow presentation for a workshop I'm teaching at the Arizona RID State Conference, and I'm creating a Venn diagram because it was suggested by a few of the participants when I first t...
Sat, Mar 14 2009

I taught a workshop today!
Daniel Greene I taught a workshop today! Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene Today, I accomplished something I've been thinking about doing for at least five years now: I taught a workshop to sign language interpreters. I have my colleague Joy Marks at the Desert Valleys Regional Cooperative to thank not only for taking this photo but for providing the [...]
Sat, Nov 22 2008

Putting the Pieces Together
Daniel Greene Putting the Pieces Together Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene I need to take a break from Flickr and piece together some new creative projects. Instead of writing books, scholarly articles, creating and presenting workshops, putting on singing concerts, or any number of other things I might do, I've spent the past two years and two months on Flickr. [...]
Sat, Sep 27 2008

My First Captioned Video on YouTube!
Daniel Greene YouTube Annotations Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene When I signed on to YouTube this morning, I noticed a new feature called Annotations that allows you to add Speech Bubbles, Notes, and Spotlights to your videos. I realized right away that the first two of these types of annotations gave me a way to caption my videos. They [...]
Tue, Jul 01 2008

Where was ASL, Deaf Presence in Super Bowl XLII?
Daniel Greene I was hoping that my colleague A Dreamer (yes, that's his name) would be televised as he interpreted the National Anthem into ASL at the beginning of the big game. Unfortunately, this year's coverage of the signing of the Star Spangled Banner was even less satisfying than last year's. Last year, we at least got [...]
Sun, Feb 03 2008

iTunes Movies and TV Shows — Captioned?
Daniel Greene While Apple has announced a new Apple TV and movie rentals on iTunes, now more than ever it's high time they made sure that all their video content is closed captioned. With the writers' strike affecting television programming and more people switching to downloadable content, let's not take a huge step backward by delivering a [...]
Fri, Feb 01 2008

Published in Eyes of Desire 2, A Deaf GLBT Reader
Daniel Greene Published in Eyes of Desire 2, A Deaf GLBT Reader Originally uploaded by Daniel Greene. I got this fortune in a fortune cookie a few weeks ago and carried it around in my wallet. Coincidentally, a story I was commissioned to write for the book eyes of [...]
Sun, Oct 28 2007

Me Singing "Our Love Is Here to Stay"
Daniel Greene On our Alaskan cruise in June, the ship held a talent show/contest. I hemmed and hawed about joining it, but finally decided to go for it at the last minute. I chose to sing "Our Love Is Here to Stay" by George Gershwin because the band had the music, and because I had sung it on my first cruise in 1993 on Norwegian Cruise Lines (which we were traveling [...]
Mon, Jul 30 2007