In preparation for TOKYO 2025 Deaflympics, Japanese Federation of the Deaf (JFD) conducted a collaborative workshop from June to November this year to train the collaboration between International Sign interpreters (Deaf) and Japanese Sign Language interpreters (Hearing). The workshop, incorporating the concept of “co-interpretation”, marked a significant first to Japan in the field of sign language interpretation.
To facilitate this workshop, we invited Mr. Nigel Howard from Canada in July and August, and Mr. Arunas Brazinskas from Lithuania, Ms. Laura Lesmana Wijaya from Indonesia, and Ms. Noppawan Chainarong from Thailand in October.
This collaborative workshop provided an invaluable learning experience for deaf participants and hearing participants. We are sure that the concept and skills to work together as co-interpreters will become a sustainable knowledge extending beyond TOKYO 2025 Deaflympics.
We are planning to implement another collaborative workshop for 2025 as well.
Details:
Duration: June 4th June to 19th November, 2024
Training Contents:
Introduction to International Sign interpreting, International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD), Deaflympics, Code of Ethics, Relay Interpreting, Concept of Co-interpreting, and so on.
Training Time:
50 training hours for International Sign interpreters (Deaf)
34 training hours for Japanese Sign Language interpreters (Hearing)
Participants:
73 deaf International Sign interpreters and 140 hearing Japanese sign language interpreter have completed the collaborative workshop.
International Sign interpreters, Arunas (Lithuania), Laura (Indonesia) and Noppawan (Thailand) as foreign lectures (in October)
At the workshop venue
･Report on Curriculum (Tuesday Class) – PDF
･Report on Curriculum (Thursday Class) – PDF
Dr. Osugi, Vice President of International Committee of Sport for the Deaf
International Sign Interpreters: Mr. Brazinskas (Lithuania), Ms. Kawakami (Japan), Ms. Chainarong (Thailand), and Chair of International Relations Committee of JFD: Mr. Shimamoto (in October)
A joint face-to-face workshop for both International Sign interpreters and Japanese Sign Language interpreters (in November)
A mock interpretation scene training by Chair Shimamoto and instructors (in October)
A joint face-to-face workshop for both International Sign interpreters and Japanese Sign Language interpreters (in November)
