Newsletter Policy About Services and Products
We do not accept paid advertisements. Our focus is not on commercial products but practical resources. If you have news that may be of interest to our audience, please send it to INTERSECT.
Language Is Beautiful
hand_holding_note.jpg
Language is culture, language is love... And an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter proves the beauty of language in a stunning way by signing Adele's single hit, Hello.
 
Sometimes interpreters in training, when they learn they are supposed to convey the meaning, tone, intent and spirit of a message, will ask, "You mean--we have to be actors?" The short answer is yes. But ASL interpreter Molly Lou Bartholomew offers an exquisite range of sensitivity.
 
Moving... Beautiful... And a tribute to interpreters everywhere.

Bilinguals Are Twice As Likely to Recover After Strokes
We have heard about many, many benefits of being bilingual. Every few months, researchers seem to uncover something new.
 
But recovery after stroke? Yes. Researchers in Scotland and India published their findings in the medical journal Stroke. They wrote about how and why bilingual individuals recover cognitive function at more than twice the rate of monolinguals.
 
One of the authors, Dr. Thomas Bak of the University of Edinburgh, suggests that "People with more mental activities have more interconnected brains, which are able to deal better with potential damage. Language is just one of many ways of boosting the cognitive reserve."

A Live Science article has other fascinating details. 
December 11, 2015
IN THIS ISSUE
QUICK LINKS
NCI
CONTACT US
Address:
Cross-Cultural Communications
10015 Old Columbia Road
Suite B-215
Columbia, MD 21046

Phone: 410.312.5599

Email: Click here


Like us on Facebook     Follow us on Twitter     View our profile on LinkedIn     View our videos on YouTube


BOOK(S) OF THE WEEK

Cultural Competence in Health Care
Wen-Shing Tseng and Jon Streltzer
Springer, 2008
 
Here is a book from two authors at the University of Hawaii who seek to balance theory and clinical application. The book focuses on basic principles of cultural competence in everyday clinical settings. It also emphasizes the need for culturally relevant medical care of patients of diverse backgrounds.
Core areas examined in the book include:
  • Concepts of illness and illness behaviors.
  • Assessment, interviews, and symptom presentation.
  • Hospitalization, medication, family involvement, consent issues.
  • Highly charged medical areas, e.g., pain management, transfusions, reproductive issues, organ donation.
  • Frequently stigmatized conditions such as AIDS, STDs, cancer, and psychiatric disorders.
  • Care by non-medical professionals, including social workers, physical therapists, and nutritionists.
ON THE CALENDAR
European Union Holds Criminal Justice Symposium
 
Interested in videoconferencing in legal settings? It's a hot topic.
 
Congratulations to the European Union for hosting an international symposium on this topic in Paris on January 21-22, 2016. Note that much of Europe makes a distinction between videoconference interpreting (VCI) and remote interpreting (RI). The symposium website explains the difference.


Modern Language Association Meets in January
 
On January 7-19, 2016, the MLA Annual Convention will be held in Austin, Texas. This year the convention focuses on Literature and Its Publics: Past, Present, and Future.
Deaf Model Wins "America's Next Top Model"
All right. This isn't research or world-shattering news. But it's cultural and it's Very Cool.
 
Fans of Deaf culture may be proud to hear that a Deaf model from our very own Washington, DC, the chiseled Nyle DiMarco, has just won "American's Next Top Model" competition. Rightly so, judging from photographs and interviews. (Those eyes!)
 
Plus, he grew up here in Maryland, so we get to be officially proud. He's working with developers of a new ASL App to teach American Sign Language. And here's a quote from his MTV interview:
 
I hope my win helped shatter misconceptions about Deaf people. I hope my win will make people realize that we're as normal as can be. I also hope my win will inspire Deaf people to do whatever they want to do in life! The possibilities are endless.
CCC CORNER

The Spring/Summer Training Calendar Rolls Out!
 
You've asked us for dates and details. Here it is so that you can make your plans! Whether it's The Community Interpreter�, our Training of Trainers, our special new note-taking workshop with national leader Katharine Allen or the two-day simultaneous workshop, take a look before the holidays eat you up alive!


Inquiry: Arabic Mental Health Resources
 
We had a question about whether we knew any resources in Arabic on mental health for the community worker or mental health interpreting. If you have suggestions, please contact us.

CULTURE & LANGUAGE PRESS
For a LOOK INSIDE all our publications visit our sister website: thecommunityinterpreter.com and go to Books and Products.


For more information about Cross-Cultural Communications, please go to our website at: www.cultureandlanguage.net

For more information about The Community Interpreter, please go to our website at: www.thecommunityinterpreter.com

Sincerely,

Marjory A. Bancroft

Marjory A. Bancroft, Director
Cross-Cultural Communications, LLC
10015 Old Columbia Road, Suite B-215
Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: 410.312.5599, Fax: 410.750.0332

                                                     
                                                      Like us on Facebook        Follow us on Twitter        View our profile on LinkedIn        View our videos on YouTube