Gongming Collective Community Interpreting Training
INTRO TO LANGUAGE JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY INTERPRETING                                                                        
Gongming Collective is offering a 2-day community interpreting training for fluent speakers of Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Bengali (Among other Asian languages), in English. There is no cost to participate. Training will be facilitated in English. ***Please read the information below thoroughly before you apply***

TRAINING TOPICS
* Skill Building in the Three Modes of Interpreting: Consecutive, Simultaneous, & Sight Translation
* Interpreter Role and Ethics
* Language Justice Principles and Practices
*Toolkit for Ongoing Skill Building

DATES & TIMES:
Please apply only if you are able to commit to attending all two training sessions:
Saturday May 13: 10am-5pm
Sunday May 14:10am-5pm

LOCATION: Minkwon Center (133-29 41st Avenue, Suite 202, Flushing, NY 11355)

Training is free. A sliding scale of $15-$20 is optional - This will go towards helping to cover for food and other costs for the 2 day training. The maximum capacity for this workshop is 25 interpreters. 
DEADLINE EXTENDED: May 1, 2023 (11:59pm EST)

ABOUT Gongming Collective:
Gòngmíng Collective for Language Justice is a group of New York-City based individuals from the Chinese-speaking diaspora who aim to shift the power dynamics of language by building interpretation, translation, language capacity development, and community spaces in Chinese languages grounded in social justice values and community empowerment. For more info, visit: https://gongmingcollective.wordpress.com/ 

FACILITATORS:
* Roxy Chang (she/her); Community Interpreter and Core Member of Gongming Collective
*Sayuri Gómez (she/her); Community Interpreter and Language Justice Consultant www.sayuri-gomez.com


To apply, please respond to the questions below.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full name(s) *
Pronoun(s) : (e.g. he/him; she/her; they/them) *
E-mail: *
Phone number: *
LANGUAGE JOURNEY
Tell us a bit about yourself. 
Ex: What is your family background? How do you identify (race/ethnicity, gender identity, age, LGBTQ, immigration, dis/ability, language, religion)?
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How did you come to be bilingual or multilingual? For example, which language(s) did you use at home growing up? Which languages have you learned in school, at work, in your community, or in other contexts? *
Which languages do you currently use to communicate? *
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How fluent or proficient do you feel you are in each of these languages? Do you feel that you have stronger or different skills in one language versus another? *
Please note that interpreting refers to relaying a “live” message using spoken or sign language, while translation refers to transferring written text from one language into another. We want to learn about your past experience, but prior interpreting experience is NOT required for participation in this training.
What has been your experience interpreting/translating? Feel free to include any formal and informal training and lived experience (family, friends, co-workers, etc.) *
What are the greatest challenges you have faced related to interpreting? What do you think would help you overcome them? *
Why do you want to take this interpreting training? *
PROFESSIONAL DETAILS
This section helps us understand how interpretation would be helpful for you in a work setting.
Where do you currently work or study? *
SKILL FOCUS
Please rate the next question and the items in them based on what you think about each skill: (1 = not important, 4 = very important)

Where would you want to use your interpreting/translation skills? *
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4 (Very Important)
Community, family, friends
Work
Organizing
What questions do you have about interpreting that you would like to have addressed at the training?
Are there any ability-related or other accommodations needed that would help you fully participate in the training? For example, do you have any visual/hearing impairments? Is there anything that would help make you feel comfortable and able to fully engage? *
Lunch will be provided during the training. Do you have any dietary restrictions? *
How did you hear about our program? *
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Do you have any other comments, questions, or concerns that you would like to share with the training facilitators?
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