A Sign of Respect - Part 2
Unit 10 - Exercise 10c
by Thomas K. Holcomb and Anna Mindess, Copyright © 2017 Eye2Eye Productions
Name: Kierra Scott
Suppose you were in a classroom where this misinterpretation occurred.
A Deaf professor signed to a non-signing student,
“You are smarter than you think!”
And the interpreter said:
“You are smarter than I thought!”
Answer the questions below with regard to this situation.
Please type your responses.
Then save and submit to your instructor per his or her instructions.
Question 1 of 4
What would you do if you were working as the other interpreter on the team?
I would quickly and politely correct the mistake. Unnecessary mistakes should be
corrected.
Question 2 of 4
What would you do as a signing classmate to the non-signing student?
I would correct the mistake by telling the non-signing student what was actually signed.
Question 3 of 4
What would you do as an IPP student there to observe the work of the
interpreters?
