Workshop: Sight Translation - Theory and Techniques

ASL-English Interpreters and Deaf Interpreters encounter sight translation in various settings. This workshop will briefly address translation theory and explore best practices and strategies in English to ASL sight translation to improve translation fidelity and clarity. We will also explore differences and similarities between sight translation and interpreting, reviewing fundamental and pertinent aspects of interpreting process models. After establishing fundamentals, participants will have the opportunity to apply what they learn in a small group practice setting.  Strategies we explore include visualization, paraphrasing, retelling, and discourse analysis to help achieve an idiomatic target language translation.

Active WAVLI Members: $25

Active WAVLI DI Members: $20

Registration cancellations and refunds are available up until October 29th.

This workshop will be provided remotely via Zoom (link will be provided prior to workshop) and facilitated in ASL. Registration will be limited to 50 participants.

PRESENTER BIO

Randy Thuesen, a Texas native, is a nationally certified interpreter (NIC, BEI Master) and has been involved with the Deaf and DeafBlind communities since he was a young boy and enjoys giving back to them. For the past 19 years, Randy has enjoyed interpreting in mental health, educational, medical, and legal settings, but his heart lies with teaching. He was an adjunct professor at three Houston area Interpreter training programs from 2006-2023 and currently teaches in and coordinates the American Sign Language-English Interpretation program at the University of Northern Colorado. He is an alumnus of Lone Star College-North Harris, Sam Houston State University, and the University of North Florida. Randy thoroughly enjoys presenting at conferences, leading private certification preparation groups, organizing experiential learning opportunities for students and mentees, and supporting his colleagues. He formerly served as Co-Chair of the Interpreter Educator Member Section for the Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf (TSID). Randy’s research interests are interpreter education curriculum standardization, professional decision-making processes, and removing barriers to interpreter education and certification. His approach to interpreter education strives to synthesize models and theories into comprehensible and practical applications, giving working interpreters and student interpreters the tools to make interpreting a sustainable and long-term career.