This workshop is for any level of interpreter even for students! NIC: Overview and Interview Practice
By: Windell "Wink" Smith Jr NIC Advanced, QA V/V .6 CEUS RID/QAST www.ProjectNADINE.org/WinkNIC.htm <http://www.projectnadine.org/WinkNIC.htm>
August 22, 2009
9AM - 4PM Oklahoma City
OSUOKC Learning Resource
Center (LRC) #100
900 N Portland Ave, OKC 73107
And
August 29, 2009
9AM - 4PM TULSA
TBA
(This is a second date the same material will be covered)
This workshop is for any level of interpreter even for students! The ethical information learned here can be applied to National or state tests. This workshop will provide participants with opportunity to become familiar with the domains on the RID NIC Interview Rubric and practice for the interview portion of the NIC exam. Participants will practice answering interview questions following the exact format of the NIC exam.
Participants will have an opportunity to work in pairs and groups to practice responding to scenarios while applying rubric criteria to evaluate responses. This exercise will teach participants: How to list the conflict, How would you respond to "What would you do" and define when the test asks "Why?"
Topics:
Overview of the NIC history
How reliable is the test?
Masters? What's the difference?
NIC Interview Rubric
What is required to get a NIC Advanced or Masters? Overview of the new RID "Alternative Pathway"
Test Format
In depth discussion of the CPC
Delve deeper into the rubric and see what is required
Check the website for information on special accommodations, maps and refund policy, or feel free to contact Windell Smith Jr, wsmith@... or (405) 812-4047
Windell "Wink" Smith Jr Is a NIC Advanced, nationally certified interpreter by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) He is a full time staff interpreter for Sign Language Resource Services Inc (SLRS) where he also serves as the Director of Outreach and Video Communications. He has experience in freelance, VRS, VRI, and college interpreting. Also he Co-founded a not for profit organization named Project N.A.D.I.N.E. (National Advocates on Deafness to Inform, Network and Enrich). For more information on Project N.A.D.I.N.E. please go to www.ProjectNADINE.org
OKRID is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for Continuing Education Activities. This Professional Studies program is offered
for .6 (6 hours) CEU's at the none to little Content Knowledge Level.
This workshop is for any level of interpreter even for students! NIC: Overview and Interview Practice By: Windell "Wink" Smith Jr NIC Advanced, QA V/V .6 CEUS...