4 Sessions, April through November
This retreat will be conducted in ASL, without interpretation. If you need to talk (spoken word) with family or others on the phone, we ask that you do so in a way that is respectful of the ASL-only environment we wish to maintain throughout the series. We may establish a 'talking on the phone' space to minimize disruption of our agreed upon language for this retreat. If you think you are unable or unwilling to follow this language agreement, please do not register.
The Etna Project relies on participants having the 'framework' of how we look at interpreting, the cognitive processes, and how we talk about it. Please register only if you've taken Foundations Framework A and B (formerly Foundations I and II) in the last few years or have permission of the facilitator.
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Our Covid cleaning protocols are still in place.
Plus both HVACs have an anti viral, anti bacterial, anti mold uv light that is very effective. All air in the house is completely purified every 7 hours!
Betty M. Colonomos, currently serving as Director of the Bilingual Mediation Center, is a fluent ASL/English bilingual. Her academic background is in Deaf Education/Speech Pathology (B.S.), Counseling (M.A.), Linguistics (Doctoral program). Betty holds the Masters Comprehensive Skills Certificate (MCSC) from RID. She was the second recipient of the Mary Stotler Award for excellence in Interpreter Education from CIT.
Betty has chaired and served on many national committees on standards and evaluation of interpreters and served as President of the Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT). Ms. Colonomos has authored and appeared in video materials on interpreting and she co-authored (with MJ Bienvenu) videos on Deaf Culture, ASL Facial Grammar, and ASL Numbers. She worked as an International Sign interpreter for numerous conferences worldwide. Betty also consults with schools and the legal system as an expert on linguistic and cultural issues impacting the Deaf Community.
Betty is the developer of the Integrated Model of Interpreting (IMI), which is the most widely used model in the U.S. for teaching cognitive processes in interpreting.
She teaches the Foundations of Interpreting Series for hearing, Coda and Deaf interpreters that combines study of the IMI with a Vygotskian approach to learning.
Betty is the creator of the Etna Project (2002 – present) held in New Hampshire and Maryland. The project is a series of retreats supporting a Community of Reflective Practitioners who are interpreters committed to their own growth as they seek to become agents for change in the field of interpreting.
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