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VIDEOS FOR ADVANCED SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Example assignment: view the following clip and list at least 15 factors affecting this interpreter’s role, language choice(s),  latitude to make decisions.   Explain how these factors affect all of the people in this situation, each stakeholder.

List at least 3 strategies the interpreter(s) might use, giving your rationale for each, including how  this would affect all stakeholders now and in the future.  

Setting information

Mainstream High School Science Class, lab activity on Survival of the Fittest, with stations for students to work in pairs to complete an exercise.  There are 40 Students, it’s mid-semester.  The teacher is explaining each station and each challenge, some of which are timed.  The lecture on this topic occurred prior to this day.

Transcript: (Teacher’s voice)
Cliff, it’s a cliff you’re being chased by a predator, allright? So basically you’re ...(student interrupting, unintelligbie) you may use your imagination.    and so a saber toothed tiger is chasing you you’re running, running and running and you come to the edge of a cliff and thank god you stop just in time because you’re going to fall off the cliff, however,now you have to see if you’re able to _____what? to what to the other cliff (student says “to jump:) teacher overlaps  saying “to jump”  do you have a running start?  No, okay (student answering in the background)  Okay saber toothed tiger is behind you you can’t turn around and run so can you jump and make it, that’s your... That’s your challenge.

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