Goats, Trolls, & Numbskulls A Middle School Lecture on Folklore Genres with Lise Lunge-Larsen Sample Preparation and ASL Interpretations by Doug Bowen-Bailey License Info | Table of Contents | Overview | Your Assignment | Preparation | English Lectures | Sample Interpretations | Transcripts of English Lectures | Interpreter Notes | Building Involvement in ASL | Credits

On the Interpretation Notes

I offer these notes as some reflection on my work and the mental processes which produced it. While given the feedback I received from Daniel, I think the work was effective, they were not rehearsed interpretations...and I think there is much that could be improved in them. Such is life....

Notes on Interpretation of Explanatory Genre

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On interpreting for a expressive speaker: Lise uses an incredible amount of expression, both vocal and facial, in her storytelling. In my interpretations of the video file, I think I gave more of an animated interpretation than I actually would have done in the situation. Given that her performance was part “theater,” I may have made more choices to reference her actions rather than reproduce them as a part of my interpretation. For instance, when she is squatting over the hole in the ice, I might draw the Deaf student’s attention to that, and then go on with my interpretation. I find that sometimes too much expressiveness in an interpretation can sometimes be seen as “competing” with the speaker. While it is important to have engaging features in an interpretation, we must walk the fine line of not having the event become all about the interpreter, rather than about the speaker.

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