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The Goshen College Record: Online Edition - Record
By 8 a.m. this past Saturday, Newcomer Center room 17 was filled with about 80 Goshen College students and community members. The early morning audience was not there for a usual class; instead they were there for “Feed Your Eyes, Mind and Spirit,” the 11th seminar in a series organized by the Goshen College American Sign Language (ASL) Department.
The seminar, presented by Dr. Dennis Cokely, was primarily given for professional interpreters and students. Cokely, an author, educator and researcher in the field of signed language interpreting and linguistics, currently serves as the chair of the foreign language department at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.
Entitled “The Relationship Between Interpreters and the Deaf Community: Healthy or Not,” the seminar offered a historical view on Professional interpreting. It also discussed the changes that the profession is currently experiencing and how these changes are affecting the Deaf Community. Cokely discussed ethical conduct for interpreters, political and social forces that alter the relationship between interpreters, and the Deaf Community as well as future implications.
Myron Yoder, associate professor of ASL interpreting, was primarily responsible for planning the event. “The purpose is to expose our students along with the community to excellent up-to-date research and teachings. The seminar was full of information and will help students build their schema for what signed language interpreting is about,” said Yoder.
All ASL majors were expected to attend this event. They received reduced rates to help cover the cost. The event cost up to $60 depending on the participants’ membership status in a number of interpreting organizations such as Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
The audience consisted mostly of interpreters, as the content focused on the interpreting profession. There were also two active interpreters on duty for the day.
Nick Miller, a senior ASL major, attended the seminar and was impressed because it relates to his future career. “This is a time of huge transition for the interpreting profession. The experience was very interesting because it connects directly to our work,” Miller said.
“Feed Your Eyes, Mind, and Spirit” was created at Goshen College in 2001 by Yoder, and there have been ten previous events in the series. The series title reflects what the ASL Department hopes its students will accomplish while here. The department hopes that students will feed their eyes, as ASL is a visual language; their minds, to help them think critically and creatively; and their spirits, to look at themselves as whole students.
By 8 a.m. this past Saturday, Newcomer Center room 17 was filled with about 80 Goshen College students and community members. The early morning audience was not there for a usual class; instead they were there for “Feed Your Eyes, Mind and Spirit,” the 11th seminar in a series organized by the Goshen College American Sign Language (ASL) Department.
The seminar, presented by Dr. Dennis Cokely, was primarily given for professional interpreters and students. Cokely, an author, educator and researcher in the field of signed language interpreting and linguistics, currently serves as the chair of the foreign language department at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.
Entitled “The Relationship Between Interpreters and the Deaf Community: Healthy or Not,” the seminar offered a historical view on Professional interpreting. It also discussed the changes that the profession is currently experiencing and how these changes are affecting the Deaf Community. Cokely discussed ethical conduct for interpreters, political and social forces that alter the relationship between interpreters, and the Deaf Community as well as future implications.
Myron Yoder, associate professor of ASL interpreting, was primarily responsible for planning the event. “The purpose is to expose our students along with the community to excellent up-to-date research and teachings. The seminar was full of information and will help students build their schema for what signed language interpreting is about,” said Yoder.
All ASL majors were expected to attend this event. They received reduced rates to help cover the cost. The event cost up to $60 depending on the participants’ membership status in a number of interpreting organizations such as Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
The audience consisted mostly of interpreters, as the content focused on the interpreting profession. There were also two active interpreters on duty for the day.
Nick Miller, a senior ASL major, attended the seminar and was impressed because it relates to his future career. “This is a time of huge transition for the interpreting profession. The experience was very interesting because it connects directly to our work,” Miller said.
“Feed Your Eyes, Mind, and Spirit” was created at Goshen College in 2001 by Yoder, and there have been ten previous events in the series. The series title reflects what the ASL Department hopes its students will accomplish while here. The department hopes that students will feed their eyes, as ASL is a visual language; their minds, to help them think critically and creatively; and their spirits, to look at themselves as whole students.