Greater Minnesota Committee
Committee Chairs
Tessa Donato tjwhalen29@hotmail.com
Nitaya Jandragholica nitaya@co.mower.mn.us
Alma Cotter almac@CO.MOWER.MN.US
UMTIA members in good standing can join this committee by emailing the committee chairs.
Upcoming Events:
To be announced
Past Events:
Building Memory and Note Taking Skills Workshop
Consecutive interpretation occurs when the interpreter waits until a complete sentence has been said, and then begins interpreting. Consecutive interpreting provides unique challenges because the interpreter must not only convey the exact content of the statement, but other structural elements such as pauses, tone of voice, stress, etc. Memory and note taking skills are key components to effective consecutive interpreting. This course will develop these skills through lecture and practical exercises. Learn how to really listen to statements to better recall them when interpreting. Learn how to focus on key words to help trigger your memory. Learn the process of visualization to help you retain the content of the message. And learn how to develop effective note taking skills so that your notes can help to grasp all the details that you have difficulty remembering.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Riverland Community College, Room # 155
965 Alexander Drive SW, Owatonna, MN 55060
For driving directions and map go to:
www.riverland.edu/owatonna
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Presenter: Silvia McCalip
Silvia is a Staff Development Specialist in the Department of Human Resources at Ramsey County. Previously, she had been a Supervisor in the Cross Cultural Care, Interpreter Services Department at Children's Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis and St. Paul. She is an attorney and has previously worked as an organizational development training specialist for the Minnesota Supreme Court. She has been an instructor at the University of Minnesota's Program in Translation and Interpreting since 1996 and has provided training on Intercultural Conflict Resolution Styles for a variety of organizations.
This course is FREE and open to all interpreters of ALL languages! Come to this fun, hands on class, and leave with the ability to perform your work better.
Maximum capacity: 30 participants On-line Registration
For more information contact the UMTIA Greater Minnesota Committee at almac@co.mower.mn.us or nitaya@co.mower.mn
Using the ISG's How to Work With Interpreters Curriculum
Saturday, October 24, 2009
William Mitchell College of Law
875 Summit Ave
St. Paul, MN
Silvia McCalip, trainer
Mankato Area Public Schools Special Education Department & Minnesota Valley Action Council – Head Start Present:
Interpreting for Special Education
November 20, 2008
8:30-11:30 a.m.
Student Support Services Center
1610 Commerce Drive
Mankato, MN
This FREE training is open to professional interpreters. Schools need people with expertise in interpreting for assessments. Topics:
- First and Second Language Acquisition
- Role of interpreters in the special education process
- Interpreter resources
- Requirements and laws for special education
- Areas of disability
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Hands-On practice with an assessment tool
Presenters:
Tessa Donato, Professional Interpreter
Kim Smith, Speech Clinician
Michelle Westre, Early Childhood Special Education teacher
A FREE special education glossary will be provided to all interpreters.
Call Tessa Donato to register at 507-351-8787 or email: lingua1@hickorytech.net