18th Annual

ASL Immersion Weekend 2012

April 13th, 14th, and 15th

This year's workshop is entitled

Get A Grip On Fingerspelling!

and is presented by

Sharon Lott

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Workshop presenter?
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Sharon Lott
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Frequently Asked Questions

Interpreters often face barriers when their voice interpretation must include concepts that were originally fingerspelled in the source language. Fingerspelling is generally thought to have the same twenty-six letters of the English alphabet in manual form; this is not necessarily the case. Research has shown that there are upwards of ninety different fingerspelled letters/handshapes. This is possible due to sign assimilation among other elements including fluency, economy of motion, and rhythm of fingerspelled words.

Such elements will be discussed and explained, and participants will have time allotted for application of the information and skills taught during this training.

The ASL Immersion Weekend is open to anyone interested in American Sign Language: students of an Interpreter Training Program, Sign Language Classes, interpreters, families and friends of D/deaf or hard of hearing individuals, special education teachers, and the D/deaf. The ASL Immersion Weekend consists of 12 hours of workshop time inside of a non-vocal Immersion Weekend! The workshop, as well as your interaction with other participants throughout the weekend, will offer plenty of opportunities to improve your receptive and expressive skills in a relaxing retreat environment. Through exposure, participants will also gain a deeper understanding of Deaf Culture and the Deaf community’s language, ASL.

The ASL Immersion Weekend will be conducted without vocal communication. Participants will communicate solely through sign language and visual means.

This year's presenter will tell stories with us during storytelling on Saturday Night.!