Black ASL 3/30

Initial gut reaction 1-Not at all   10-Yes, definitely

Did I convey presenter’s overall message? 8

Did I deliver the interpretation with confidence? 8

What is the presenter’s purpose?: He wanted to share his research about Black ASL and spread awareness that variations exist in ASL.

What is the presenter’s attitude toward the topic?: (emotive, excited, lethargic…) He is very knowledgeable and well researched about the topic.  He obviously took a lot of time to research the topic and is connected to the subject.

What was the presenter’s language quality? (clear, redundant, evasive, tangents…)  His language was clear and easy to follow.

How was the audio/visual quality? The video quality was good. 

How did the presenter structure the presentation? He had different sections and had a plan that he shared with the audience through segments with title slides. 

Did the source text use any culturally bound information or topic-specific jargon?  There was a ton of culturally bound information and topic specific jargon.  He mentioned the features of ASL, linguistic variations in ASL and sign languages around the world.  He also talked about black history in America when the school were segregated and how that impacted Black ASL.

Brief notes:  I definitely stumbled on some of his fingerspelled words like the names of his colleagues.  I missed some of the states he talked about too, but later filled some of that information in when he talked about variations throughout the states.