Trix Bruce is coming to Austin
Upcoming Workshops in Austin, Texas: Trix Bruce, Deaf Presenter:
Non-Manual Signals and English Idioms:
September 30, 2012 ~ Sunday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
“Face-Painting” with Non Manual Signals in ASL
Non-manual signals (NMS) in American Sign Language enrich and clarify
the meaning of manual signs. Come and learn the art of painting your
face with a full spectrum of NMS colors and designs. Non-Manual Signals
include: 1) Non-Manual Adverbs 2) Lexical Non-Manual Behaviors 3)
Non-Manual Grammatical Markers 4) Emotional States / Evaluative
judgments 5) Prosodic Structure 6) Discourse Structure 7) Turn Taking
8) Backchannel Feedback 9) Grammatical “Sound” Markers, and 10) Mouth
Movements. This workshop will focus on developing accurate non-manual
signals and markers as used in ASL. Demonstrations of each category of
facial behaviors and head movements will be shown in context. Practice
exercises will be offered. By the end of this workshop, you’ll be an
artist! (Demonstration of Classifier Storytelling: Camping Fire)
October 1, 2012 ~ Monday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Your own private Mentor! As your mentor, Trix will focus on you,
providing individualized feedback and instruction in English/ASL
translation and Deaf culture. Under the direction of an expert
instructor, your skills will soar! Email her for an appointment.
October 1, 2012 ~ Monday 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
English Idioms: PSST…How Do You Interpret That?
Fire up your creativity and learn how to interpret idioms in American
Sign Language! This workshop will guide participants in expressing
idiomatic concepts across languages. Idioms breathe life into language.
Come and join us as we master idioms!
At Holiday Inn Express Austin Airport ~ Meeting Room
7601 East Ben White Boulevard, Austin, TX 78741
More details and registration: http://www.TrixBruce.com