ASL/Interpreter Education Program

 

“NIC OH I SEE”

Performance Exam Preparation

led by Frank Alatorre

 

3-Part Series:     

November 5, 2011

December 10, 2011

January 14, 2012

Saturdays

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Another series coming soon!

 

Pierce College                                         For more information:

6201 Winnetka Ave.                                Cindy Herbst
herbstcl@piercecollege.edu

Woodland Hills, CA 91371                   

Village Room 8209

Located behind the gyms

 

Participation Requirements:

1) Currently certified or have completed the NIC Written.

2) Planning to take the NIC Performance Exam soon or will   register for exam immediately following the workshop series.

3) Prepared to WORK during and between workshops, and attend all three of the workshop dates.

 

Fee: based on number of participants (no less than 10)

19-20 participants = $125                                                       13-14 participants = $155

17-18 participants = $135                                                       11-12 participants = $185

15-16 participants = $145                                                       10 participants = $200

 

 

Email confirmation of attendance to Cindy Herbst at: herbstcl@piercecollege.edu

 

As soon as attendees are confirmed, the fee will be announced (see flyer) and you will be contacted by email. After you have been give final confirmation please complete this registration form.

 

All registrations and payments are due by October 21, 2011.

 

Make check or Money Order payable to:

 

The Foundation for Pierce College

Memo line should say: Interpreters’ Workshop

 

Send the completed registration form and payment to:

 

Cynthia Herbst

ASL/Interpreter Education Program

Pierce College

6201 Winnetka Ave. #089

Woodland Hills, CA 91371

 

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About Frank Alatorre and this workshop series:  

 

            I’ve been working as a sign language interpreter for over 10 years. I come from deaf parents and also have an older brother who is hard-of-hearing. I’m the second youngest of five siblings and out of these I was dubbed the family interpreter. This, of course, occurred soon after my older sister decided she did not want the title any longer. I took my hands-on skills and transformed them into a career I love and am quite proud of. I must confess to the fact that this was in no way an easy endeavor.

            This is what brings me here. It took a great deal of struggle and time in order for me to become a certified interpreter. Now that I have taken the test and passed, I want to share what I have learned about approaching the interview portion of the test with you. What I have come up with is a sensible and comprehensible approach to taking the NIC interview portion of the test. I call it "NIC...OH I SEE!".

This will be an on-going study to help would-be test takers develop the knowledge and skills required to take the test with the confidence and knowledge necessary in order to pass the interview portion of the NIC performance exam.

            First off, if you are reading this and decide that you want to be a part of this workshop, I strongly encourage you to begin learning the RID Code of Professional Conduct tenets immediately. Without this information all attempts at preparing for the NIC performance test will be futile.

            We will have 3 meetings- once per month from Feb-April. This will not be available for open enrollment. This means that whoever decides to participate in February will be the group I work with until April. There will be no exceptions.

            Our first meeting will focus on what NIC OH I SEE is about. The goal here will be to demystify the interview and help test taking candidates understand that the interview portion of the test is not unattainable. I will explain what you must know and also what materials you might need to purchase in order to prepare.

            The second meeting will be all about challenging our ethical decision-making skills. We will get into groups and come up the solutions to ethical scenarios with respect to the NIC OH I SEE method.

            Meeting number three will put you in the hot seat. By this time you will be working individually to come up with answers to ethical scenarios that will comply with the NIC OH I SEE. At this time you will also present your answers in front of the group in order to simulate test taking, and to get feedback and other perspectives from your peers.

            I'm looking forward to this learning adventure and hope that you will join me on this journey of development that will help shape you into becoming a certified interpreter!

 

All The Best,

 

Frankie Alatorre Jr.

NIC Certified Master