Challenges Online posted on June 02, 2009 23:30
MALAYSIA INTEPRRETER EDUCATION SEMINAR
Sat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug, 2009
VENUE : SAITO COLLEGE SDN BHD
No 18, Jalan Tengah, New Town Centre,
Section 52, 46200 Petaling Jaya, MALAYSIA
Presenter: Dr Debra Russell
Director, Western Canadian Centre of Studies in Deafness
David Peikoff Chair of Deafness Studies
University of Alberta, Canada
For Enquiries on Fees, etc, please contact:
agnes@rcdeafmissionsmalaysia.com
mario@rcdeafmissionsmalaysia.com
rcdeafmissionsmalaysia@gmail.com
Agnes +6019 261 9920 Mario +6013 350 5688
Who should attend?
Malaysian Sign Language
Interpreters (hearing/Deaf) who:
- Learn more about
- Understanding Discourse analysis skills
- Cohesion features in Interpreting
- Focusing on Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) and English
- Perspective taking in Signed and Spoken languages
- are actively interpreting in various settings (corporate, religious, freelancing, educational, etc)
- feel their deliveries are losing impact
- have formal, little or no formal education/training in interpreting
- are prepared to “re learn and un-learn”
- wish to enhance their skills and upgrade their knowledge
- are also in the teaching profession 7. are seeking ongoing skill development through peer mentorship activities
Debra Russell (background)
Dr Debra Russell is a Canadian nationally certified interpreter, maintaining an active interpreting and consulting practice. Debra participates in several interpreting organizations at the provincial, national and international levels and has served as the
President of AVLIC. As an interpreter educator, she has taught across Canada, and has presented workshops and papers throughout the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia.
She holds the David Peikoff Chair of Deafness Studies at the University of Alberta, and has also played a key role in the development of several interpreter assessment tools
Organisers: RC Deaf Missions Malaysia Sdn Bhd
This seminar is brought to you by RC Deaf Missions Malaysia in collaboration with SAITO College
Also open to non-Malaysian Sign Language Interpreters
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