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Key Points: List

Here are key points Instructors should know. The full document contains expanded explanations.

Here are key points with additional information below:

Instructors Do Not Have to Conduct the Class any Differently Due to the Fact there are Interpreters in the Room.

Interpreting Process:

  • After the Instructor Speaks There is a Short Delay While the Interpreter Translates the Information
  • Team Interpreting
  • Please Give the Interpreter a Copy of the Syllabus and All Handouts
  • Interpreters Usually Need to Access Online Lecture Materials/Powerpoints/ Resources Through Blackboard Vista or Downloaded to USB Drives
  • Please Refrain From Speaking Directly to the Interpreter or Involving Them in the Class Discussion or Activities
  • Please Be Precise When Referring to the Board or something in the Text Book.
  • Please Give the Notetakers 2 Copies of All Handouts, for Annotation
  • Good Volunteer Peer Notetakers are Critically Important
  • Extended Test Time, Testing Location, and Interpreters
  • Classroom Seating Arrangements & Interpreter Placement
  • Time Required to Visually Convey Concepts & Humor
  • Please! Allow Only One Person at a Time to Speak
  • If the Student is a “No Show”, How Long Will the Interpreter Wait?
  • “I” the Interpreter or “I” the Student?
  • Captions in the Classroom? Please Request a TV/VCR/DVD with Closed Captioning
  • Interpreter Code of Conduct

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students:

  • Watch the Interpreter or Do “In Class” Assignments?
  • For Many D/HH Students English is a Second Language
  • English: Interpreting – Vs. – Written Skills
  • Not Every Student Can Speechread & What is Oral Interpreting?
  • Students Using an Oral Interpreter and Residual Hearing May Not Watch the Interpreter as Diligently as a Student Using a Sign Language Interpreter
  • It’s OK to Ask the D/HH Student to Answer an “In Class” Question
  • Students Sometimes are Reluctant to Interrupt the Lecture to Ask Questions
  • Sometimes the Short Answer is Not Enough Explanation
  • Study Guides
  • Working with an Interpreter
  • Some Talk, Some Don’t
  • Presentation Practice & Nervousness
  • Pagers, Sidekicks, Cell Phones