Wow, they’re showing Zero Hour again? Yay! I’m watching episode 7 right now.
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Milestone: 250 downloads of my thesis on vague language so far
Digital Commons tells me my thesis on vague language has been downloaded 250 times as of today. That’s a far cry from the handful of people who read a thesis that’s bound and shelved!
You can read the abstract and get the PDF at no cost: Keeping it vague: A study of vague language in an American Sign Language corpus and implications for interpreting between American Sign Language and English
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Love-affirming rap song brought me to tears today
Listened to the sweetest hip-hop song on the radio today, so lovingly affirming of sexual diversity. Regardless of whether you like the genre, you owe it to yourself to listen to the eloquence of this rap.
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My classmates publish their theses on Digital Commons!
I’m proud to be an alumnus of the Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies with an emphasis in Teaching Interpreting, and to announce that several of my cohort now have our theses published online for all to read. All the theses published so far and in the future can be retrieved from http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/theses/. To date, the published theses and professional projects comprise the following:- Changes in Community Contact Characteristics in Interpreter Education, Vicki Darden
- The Stories Interpreters Tell, Peter Flora
- Keeping it Vague: A Study of Vague Language in an American Sign Language Corpus and Implications for Interpreting between American Sign Language and English, Daniel J. Greene
- Do We Play Well with Others? Personalities and Interpersonal Interactions Among Signed Language Interpreters, Sarah L. Hewlett
- Real-world Shock: Transition Shock and its Effect on New Interpreters of American Sign Language and English, Stephanie A. Meadows
- Current Teaming Practices in Video Relay Service, Stacey L. Rainey
- Professional Project Curriculum Development: Experiential Learning in Interpreter Education Programs, Marisa J. Ruiz
- Self-Care in the Field of Interpreting, Amy Lyn Zenizo
- Do We Eat Our Young and One Another? Horizontal Violence Among Signed Language Interpreters, Emily K. Ott
I’m so proud of us! Here are some photos of us at our hooding and graduation:
MAIS Grads at Hooding 
MAIS Grads at Commencement
Daniel Greene 