Knowledge Exam Prep Flashcards
In English what % of the meaning is found in the words? What % of the meaning is found in vocal intonations? And what % of the message is found it the accompanying gestures, body language and facial expression?
6%, 39%, and 55%
Contextual environment included what two elements?
- The physical location where the interaction is taking place.
- The personal history each participant brings to the event.
“Noise” meaning (external, physiological, psychological)
Noise is anything that distracts the participants in an interaction from their communication.
- External noise can be flickering of a light, the squeal of a microphone, or the incessant coughing of someone in the room.
- Physiological noise refers to biological factors that interfere with communication, such as illness, exhaustion, or hunger.
- Psychological noise exists in the heads of all participants in the communication environment. This includes internal stress, personal judgments, and random thoughts that may pop into one’s mind.
Pragmatic rules
This is the rules or idea that words are deeper then just there dictionary meanings and can mean a wide variety of things based on a variety of contextual factors. ( ex. “See you later” can mean just that, or “I hope I never see you again, “good-bye” etc. based on who made the statement, the location on which it was said, the time of voice and accompanying nonverbal behaviors, and the relationship between the sender and receiver.
Equivocal Language
Is the deliberate use of words, signs or phrases that can be interpreted in more than one way in order to mislead someone. (Ex. “It’s really different!” Rather than “it looks weird” or “I don’t like it.”
Euphemistic language
Is the use of socially acceptable terms and phrases in the place of blunt, descriptive ones. (Ex. “To the powder room” rather than “the room where women urinate and defecate” . Or instead of directly saying some has died saying “they have gone to a better place”
Abstract language
Refers to degrees of imprecision in communication. The less specific something is, the more ABSTRACT it is. High level abstractions are sometimes used to form a type of “verbal shorthand.” (For example, one can say “I have to clean the house today” and the listener understand that entails a list of chores without the speaker directly listing these chores.)
Passive voice
Refers to a statement in which the person or thing preforming the action is not overtly stated. (Ex. “The car was wrecked.” This is passive Because we don’t know who wrecked it or how. Other examples are “the president was shot” and “my friend has been lied to.”
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Informal- swimsuits
Intimate- underwear
Consultative- business suit
Formal- tuxedo/cocktails dress
Semantics and shading in meaning
- not just blue shirts - azure, teal, Royal, navy, turquoise, etc.
Culture is..
“A dynamic value system of learned attitudes with assumptions, conventions, beliefs and rules that permit members of a group to relate to one another and the world.” ( defined by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) )
According to anthropologist Tyler, Culture’s complex components include what?
- Knowledge
- Beliefs
- Art
- Morals
- Laws
- Customs
Deaf researchers Padded and Humphries, defines culture as?
“ a set of learned behaviors of a group of people who have their own language, values, rules of behaviors, and traditions.”
What are the three subsets of norms and values culture can be broken down into as according to deaf researcher and sociologist Marie Phillip?
- Material : including material things such as food, clothing, and other tangible items.
- Behavioral : Rules of behavior which can be observed, taught and learned.
- Cognitive : behaviors learned and developed as a child that has a deeper meaning and which is not easily observed or understood.
Culture results form a group of people- who…
Have shared experiences, common interests, shared norms of behaviors, shared survival techniques - coming together to form a community.
Culture defines the meaning and value of one’s:
- Family
- Gender
- Social Experience
- Economic status
- Educational experiences
- Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual development
- Temperament or personality type
Collectivist vs. individualist cultures
Collectivist: individuals define themselves and others by their group membership; keen awareness to the group needs and feelings; expected to. Care for the group even at their own individual cost.
Individualist: individuals are define themselves and others by their immediate personal achievements; feelings are focused on the individual rather than the group; independence is highly valued and individuals are expected to take care of themselves.
Approximately what % of the world’s cultures fall into the category of collectivist ?
70%
American culture fits within what category of cultural views?
Individualist culture
Interpreters are…
Professional communicators, mediating interactions between people of different languages and culture groups.
To properly and appropriately facilitate communication between people of two different cultures and interpreter must…
Learn to properly represent the cultural frames and filters that influence the communication being interpreted.
communication can be interpreted On different levels…
- the literal (denotative) level
- the deep structure (connotative) level
“Depending on one’s frame of view and the particular context, each word can be interpreted in a different way.”
What % of all Deaf people are born into hearing families according to Humphrey?
90%
Due to the lack of hearing in the deaf culture, where is an emphasis is value often placed?
Eyes and hands
Deaf culture would be considered what kinda of culture?
Collectivist culture
Among Deaf people what does “knowing” a person generally include?
-knowing where that person works, where he or she went to school, if members of the person’s family are Deaf, and if they share any mutual acquaintances.
Hereditary deafness is much less prevalent among what group in comparison to European-American families?
African-American Families
Our ability to understand the meaning of words or signs is based on…
Having an appropriate schema or cultural frame in place. (These cultural frames are not universal.)
T/F the degree of identification with one’s familial culture varies from person to person. Some individuals are highly assimilated into the mainstream culture; others retain ethnic identity.
T true
In many “Hispanic” cultures the lack of physical closeness is interpreted by members of the culture as sign of ______________.
distance and rejection.
T/F Members of the Deaf Community reflect every ethnic and economic background found every ethnic and economic background found in the national fabric.
T true
T/F The way one labels or names oneself is significant in all cultures and communities and these labels are sometimes significantly different from those used by hearing (non-deaf) individuals when referring to the same people.
T true
Culturally Deaf individuals view the term “hearing impaired” as ….
Negative, stigmatizing, and- since they do not view themselves as impaired- fundamentally inaccurate.
For those who hope to work with Deaf people understanding what… is critical?
Understanding why they prefer to call themselves Deaf, hard of hearing or hearing impaired
While people who can hear tend to stress the degree of hearing loss, members of the Deaf population tend to stress….
Developmental experiences such as having other family members who are Deaf, type of schooling, age of onset deafness and age of exposure to sign language acquisition.
Attitudinal Deafness
The degree to which an individual subscribes to the norms and values of Deaf culture.
What are the 4 types/ categories of American Sign Language?
Old, traditional, modern, & anglicized
What are the primary 4 forms of English-based signs or Sign supported speech (SSS)?
Rochester method, SEE 1 (seeing essential English), SEE 2 (signing exact English), Signed English, and CASE (Conceptually Accurate Signed English)
Signed Supported Speech (SSS)
is a broad term used to refer to English-based signing systems which attempt to represent English in a manual/visual form, relying primarily upon the lexi-con and syntax of English.
Manually coded English
is the earlier term for Sign Supported Speech
What % of deaf children have parents who are not Deaf and therefore not familiar with or fluent in American Sign Language.
90%
Linguistic variations star to emerge in which words, phrases, grammatical structures and other features of each language are mixed with the other… this can be known as?
Code switching, code missing, and/or Lexical borrowing.
Tactile Sign language
A form of American Sign language used by deaf blind communities that relay on touch to communicate.
schema
a perceptual framework that is based upon their personal experiences and cultural background.
What are the 5 features or characteristics in forming and organizing our schema?
Physical- classifying individuals based on their appearance, gender, physique, age, etc.
Roles- we have certain expectations of others based on their social position (neighbor, doctor, student, etc.)
Interactions- the way people behave in social situations (aloof, friendly, judgmental, etc.) influences our sense of who they are and what we might expect of them
Psychological- we group individuals based on our personal psychological assessments of them (curious, nervous, insecure, etc.)
Membership- we also categorize others according to their group affiliation (refugee, Baptist, member of the School Board, female, etc.)
What is the technical plural of schema?
Schemata
Schematic constructs:
ways people tend to organize their “scripts”, including;
- physical roles
- social roles
- social interactions
- psychological characteristics
- membership/associations
Stereotyping:
pre-judging others based on assumptions that do not reflect reality or truth.
Oppression:
the unjust or excessive exercise of power or position that hurts, maligns, or disempowers other.
types of oppression:
- individual
- group
- institutionalized oppression
Marginalization:
the systematic exclusion of minority group members from quality social service, economic opportunities, health care, and meaningful education; the absence of power or “voice.”
Audism:
An attitude based on pathological thinking resulting in a negative stigma towards anyone who does not hear.
Pathological view of Deaf people:
Deaf individuals are viewed as disabled and imperfect needing to be “fixed.”
Cultural view of Deaf People:
Deaf Individuals are normal, capable human beings encountering life in different- yet acceptable-way, conforming with norms and behaviors based on visual/non-hearing norms.
What was one of the most significant events in reducing discrimination experienced by the deaf community?
The recognition of ASL as a legitimate language and the concomitant “discovery” of Deaf Culture.
DPN
Deaf President Now was a movement at Gallaudet University in 1988 that were historic and marked the beginning of significant political activism.
Vicarious trauma
trauma that results from observing another person’s traumatic experience. In this case, it refers to interpreters who witness so much oppression or abuse that they feel like they themselves have been the victims.
prolonged vicarious trauma leads to compassion fatigue.
Compassion Fatigue
a numbing of one’s emotions and an inability to interact with others with appropriate empathy/ this is most likely to happen when working in serious legal, medical or therapeutic settings for an extended period 0of time, which you won’t be doing until you have several years of interpreting experience under your belt.
Many members of minority groups have historically used _____ as one way to persevere in the face of discrimination and lack of opportunity.
Humor
T/F Neutrality of an interpreter is a myth!
True- Although we as interpreters should always strive for neutrality, aknowledging that true neutrality is impossible is important.
Oppression is an inevitable result when a ________ rather than a ________ mindset exists.
“power-over” , “power-with”
The humor of marginalized groups often incorporates…
Images of turning the tables on the majority group, proving the intelligence, resilience, perseverance and ultimate empowerment of the minority group.
Statistically, we know that approximately what % of the population has a significant degree of hearing loss?
10%
While interpreters are a part of daily life for many Deaf individuals, there is no one who desires to conduct their personal and business affairs in the presence of this ancillary third party. this leads to a sense of…
invasion and loss of privacy.