Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Jack Hoza

, professor and director of , was invited to speak at this听year's Department of Interpretation Colloquium Lecture Series at Gallaudet University on March 4. In his lecture, titled听"," Hoza highlighed听some of the findings of his new book to be released by Gallaudet University Press in May, 2016.

Hoza presented the lecture听in American Sign Language, with interpretation into spoken English. One of Gallaudet's staff听interpreters of听the lecture was Amanda Eger, who graduated from 91制片厂 Manchester's听听in 2002.

The Department of Interpretation Colloquium Lecture Series website describes Hoza's presentation as follows: "An 'in-the-zone' experience is a peak听experience that happens when professionals are completely absorbed in their work and are performing at their best, where their skills and judgment rise to the challenges before them. In this lecture,听听Dr. Jack Hoza听highlights findings from two studies reported in his forthcoming book,听Interpreting in the Zone: How the Conscious and Unconscious Function in Interpretation听(Gallaudet University Press).听听He [reviewed] both studies: an interview study, which involved filming and interviewing both novice and experienced interpreters, and a national survey of certified interpreters. He also [explored] how interpreters can have more in-the-zone experiences."

The lecture is听听from听March 9 to 23.