Auditory Memory:
Listening, Visual Rehearsal, and Short Term Memory Skills (STM)
Developer: Julia Weisenberg, MS
Contributor: Mary Altuna
Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Maximum Number of Participants: 30
Total hours: 3 hours
The ability to process information is an essential part of successful interpreting.
The ability to listen, comprehend, and retain information is necessary
for processing information. This workshop will provide an overview
of how information processing and memory systems fit into voice to sign
interpreting. Participants will be given helpful strategies to improve
comprehension and will practice these in small groups.
New York State Knowledge Competencies:
Difference Between Long Term Memory (LTM) & Short Term Memory (STM)
New York State Performance Competencies:
Message Comprehension
Message Retention
Using Context Clues
Using Prior Knowledge
Listening for Meaning
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