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Anij said:
Is your library online ??? then maybe we could look around and make some additional recommendations ??

I still recommend Learning to See, & Journey into the DEAF-WORLD
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Okay. I will login to the library website now. Let's see if they have that one.
 
They do not have that title. The closest one to that title is, Learning to see : American sign language as a second language by Sherman Wilcox.
 
Remember we also created a thread of recommended books as well ... so check that out too !
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One thing that I'd recommend is when you get a book - talk with us about it ... ask questions, tell us things you've learned. Talking about things while you're learning them will help cement ideas, while at the same time preventing incorrect interpretations of an idea or point an author might state.

(might be best to start a new thread for that)
 
Anij said:
Remember we also created a thread of recommended books as well ... so check that out too !
HERE

One thing that I'd recommend is when you get a book - talk with us about it ... ask questions, tell us things you've learned. Talking about things while you're learning them will help cement ideas, while at the same time preventing incorrect interpretations of an idea or point an author might state.

(might be best to start a new thread for that)
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So far the basics are pretty straight forward. I am certain that such will change as I progress. When I have questions on my study I'll create a new thread...good idea!
 
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Lately I've been battling insomnia. Tonight is no different except for the fact that early tomorrow morning I have a four-hour drive north to central Florida: It’s a family thing.

Oh goodness...how am I going to fall asleep if my body refuses to do so? :(

Looks like tomorrow I'll be walking about like a zombie and yawning all day long.
 
AquaBlue said:
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Lately I've been battling insomnia. Tonight is no different except for the fact that early tomorrow morning I have a four-hour drive north to central Florida: It’s a family thing.

Oh goodness...how am I going to fall asleep if my body refuses to do so? :(

Looks like tomorrow I'll be walking about like a zombie and yawning all day long.
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Ditto - but I'm also battling a migraine :(
Wouldn't be so bad, except I'm doing two Services tomorrow .... and thus, the alarm clock goes off at 5am ....
 
We're in dire straits Anij. I had to (just now) take a tranquilizer. It'll kick in soon.
 
AquaBlue said:
So how can break away from that mode of thinking jillio?
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Kind of late getting back to you, AB. Apologies. Others have come up with great ideas, though. The best thing I can tell you is to paint a picture with your signs. If you are painting a picture, you don't stop and think, "Now I am painting a tree, now I am painting a house." You simply paint the concept of the tree or the house on the canvas. Its the same way with sign. It takes time, but you will eventually get the hang of it.

And having conversations without trying to interpret everything will help, too. I can have an entire conversation in sign and never once think in an English word, but I've been signing for 20 years. Likewise, I can feel myself slip into a visual part of my brain when I'm signing. I'm not an intepreter, nor would I make a very good interpreter, because it takes me too long to switch between languages. I have to consciously make myself put English words to ASL signs. You just reach a point where you think differerntly when communicating in sign that when communicating in spoken English. But having conversations with signers without voice will help you practice understanding without having to assign words to everything. You just have to learn to think in concept.
 
Very good jillio. I see things much better now. Thank you!
 
AquaBlue said:
Anij, do you think that, apart from association with the Deaf, I should look into this publication? Maybe it can help me see a little more clearly what I need to understand.

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It has fantastic reviews and it sounds perfect for me right now. This is one review:
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No, MUCH too advanced for you right now. That's my current textbook in my Linguistics of ASL class, which is for already-fluent signers...it won't make much sense at your level. It would be a good thing to look at eventually, but you should learn more about ASL and deaf culture first. :)
 
Etoile said:
No, MUCH too advanced for you right now. That's my current textbook in my Linguistics of ASL class, which is for already-fluent signers...it won't make much sense at your level. It would be a good thing to look at eventually, but you should learn more about ASL and deaf culture first. :)
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I agree. I own this book, as well, as part of my reference library. But without fluency in ASL, and a strong general foudation in linguistics and linguistic psychology, it wouldn't have been very useful.
 
IMPORTANT: I might not be able to be a Terp in the future!! Why??

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Please give me your words (solution). :)
 
I'm not sure if we're supposed to answer there or here, but I can repeat myself. It's called health insurance, my dear. If you are a working interpreter, you will have it...either through your agency/employer or by buying it yourself.
 
I'm not seeing the problem here AB. You get a job with health insurance and you can get your meds. It's not like you are person who is a Terp and is diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel or Fybromyalgia. That would be a serious problem. I can't find any sypmathy for you on that. There are plenty of people who are Bi-Polar and work and get health insurance.
 
AB, you're going to have to face the health insurance issue no matter what career field you enter. You might have to "shop around" a bit more to find an interpreting job that provides you with the level of insurance coverage that you need but it's not impossible.

If there are other reasons that you decide that interpreting is not for you, that's OK. But the clash between disability aid and a career choice is not one of them.

Either you want to become an interpreter or you don't. If you don't, there's no shame in that. Not everyone is suited for every occupation. Just be honest with yourself.
 
Reba, all I want is to be, not just a Terp, but a darn good one. I am just mentioning a wall that stands between me and that goal; not that I do not want to be a Terp.

Actually I do not think that I in terms of that I want to be a Terp, but instead I think in terms that I am going to be a Terp. There is no question about it Reba. I get what I want- it is just that this health issue might derail my hopes. I am concened that's all. :(
 
AquaBlue said:
Reba, all I want is to be, not just a Terp, but a darn good one. I am just mentioning a wall that stands between me and that goal; not that I do not want to be a Terp.

Actually I do not think that I in terms of that I want to be a Terp, but instead I think in terms that I am going to be a Terp. There is no question about it Reba. I get what I want- it is just that this health issue might derail my hopes. I am concened that's all. :(
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Then all I can suggest is that you get your personal life squared away before you enter the world of professional interpreting.
 
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