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Joanie Murdoch
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- Porter, TX (N. of Houston)
- United States
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Houston - GHID & McRID
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TERP Group
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Texas - TSID
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TERP Group provides a place for fellow interpreters to find positive support, opportunities for mentoring and training. We invite our Deaf friends to support our efforts through their critique, positive feedback, and analysis of ASL structure.
Great News:} we one the first battle:} it rained hard off and on, but we stayed there til after three. there was a lot of people there. they walked around the building 7 times, don't know what they shouted, but GOD heard, and the men are free. unfor…
hi:} just wanted to let you know that about 10 of us from church went to the court house this morning. there was about 300-400 peoople there protesting. they had two sides. everone holding a sign was on the grass, and others were in front of the cou…
today, I was on the phone with a man from the university of phenix. he asked me what courses I was interested in. I said' you're not going to believe this, sign language'. he said they did'nt offer that, but he new of programs that did. I than went…
Laura, I don't know, I do know however that ACLU, and the Christian Liberty is involved. the ACLU is against any kind of prayer, and this new group, is for our constitutional liberty. they think this all started with a teenager committting suicide.…
are we ready to face reality? this Thurs. many people from our church will be going to Pensacola. 2 men; a principle, and coach will be tried for praying in school.it was at a banquet, they blessed the food. now people in the school system are afrai…
TERP Group provides a place for fellow interpreters to find positive support, opportunities for mentoring and training. We invite our Deaf friends to support our efforts through their critique, positive feedback, and analysis of ASL structure.
Profile Information
- How did you first learn Sign Language?
- Seven years ago ... I felt like God literally "dropped me" into the Deaf community ... It's the most rewarding thing that ever happened to me! I realized communicating with the Deaf was my passion, so I went through/graduated from an ITP at North Harris College.
There isn't a place to indicate comments re mentoring. One of my best friends (and also my mentor), a very good Deaf friend, and I started TERP Group 3-1/2 years ago. The thought at the time was that I could get MY skills up to pass certification, and there was some WIN-WIN stuff going on between all 3 of us! Within 2 weeks Deaf were wanting to come, then the terps wanted to come, then we had to move to a larger place to meet!!! The group still continues on to this day ... people come from all over the Houston area every Monday night to attend and work on different skill sets...for free. We have sought to unite the broader interpreting community so we can hone in on our skills, all the while the more skilled interpreters are able to mentor us. The point is, anyone can do it if they are committed. If you don't have a mentor, you should! This group here sounds like it will be a great opportunity for you to find one!
For those who are interested, please feel free to also join our group and see how this program works and possibly can be implemented in your area of the world! It only takes 2 like-minded people (preferably 3 ... one of them Deaf!)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/terpgroup/
- Which ITP did you attend?
- North Harris College, Houston, TX
- What is your favorite type of interpreting assignment?
- I just finished my BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from U of Houston-Downtown (UHD), so we'll see what is in store for me in the future ... too much happening up until now!
- Do you currently hold any certifications? If so, which ones?
- TX BEI-I
- Would you like to mentor another interpreter?
- No
- Would you like to be mentored by another interpreter?
- Yes
- City
- Porter
- State
- TX
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 9:03pm on February 6, 2009,
Karen Stevenson said…
- Thanks Joanie :-)
- At 6:35am on December 3, 2008,
April Love said… - yes I am here. I will update my profile when i get a chance. :)
- At 6:45pm on February 25, 2008,
Ann Hornbeak said… - Yep.
- At 5:19pm on February 25, 2008,
Daryl G Crouse said…
- Great, keep up the good work with the Houston Monday night groups... you're welcome to create a group here, just click on Groups and create a new group.
- At 8:44pm on February 23, 2008,
- Awesome, thanks for inviting the Houston terps!
- At 7:11pm on February 22, 2008,
Leyel Hudson said… - You crack me up!!!! Thanks for sending this to me!
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