Central California Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (CCRID) presents...

The Eyes Have It!

The Role of Eye Gaze
& Blinks in ASL

When signing, where should you be gazing? Do you look at the other person Topics we will cover
constantly, or is it okay to look away? How do you know when a signer is providing
• Utilize effective ASL eye gaze
information or narration vs. a characterization? Absent a signed referent and obvious
strategies for conversation regulation
body shift, how can you tell when one characterization ends and another begins?
• Identify and incorporate three types of
Answers to all of these questions (and more) can be found in the often-overlooked
topic of eye gaze and eye blinks. This workshop will provide a look at different types eye gaze used in ASL narratives
of gaze and blink behaviors in American Sign Language. Eye gaze and blinks will be
• Explain the difference between
demonstrated with video examples, categorized, and defined with the latest research
available. Video demonstrations of Deaf signers using eye behaviors in context will be periodic and voluntary eye blinks in
shown to reinforce the presented materials. ASL

Regardless of your level of fluency in ASL, this workshop can dramatically impact • Identify characterizations
your work. You’ll never look at the eyes in the same way again! (performatives) and sentence
utterance boundaries as marked by
Date/Time Saturday, March 20, 2010, 9:00–4:30 PM (1½ lunch)
eye behaviors
Location California State University, Fresno. Conley Arts Building, Room CA 101
Address 5241 North Maple Avenue, Fresno, CA 93740
Contact ccrid@ccrid.org for information, refund policy, or accommodation requests
Cost $55.00 for CCRID members; $75 for non-members
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This workshop will be presented in spoken English. If you require sign Angela Funke Koetz is an approved RID CMP
language interpretation, please email your request to ccrid@ccrid.org by sponsor. This activity has been awarded 0.6
March 6. Pre-register by March 6 and receive a $5.00 discount. Professional Studies CEUs

David N. Evans, RID CI & CT, NIC Master, has a comprehensive history providing ASL-English
interpretations services, working extensively in conference settings as well as in music/performing arts,
corporate and community settings. He also provides in-service training to interpreters nationwide on
topics related to language, culture, and interpreting issues. David presented at the 2005 NAOBI
conference, and three national RID conferences (2005, 2007, 2009).
Educating interpreters since 1992, David's sessions are interactive, entertaining, and informative,
creating a relaxed, safe environment for all audiences. David established Bridge Communications in 1996
to further his goals of providing skill-building workshops and video materials for ASL-English interpreters.
When not on the road presenting, he makes his home in Minneapolis where he enjoys playing Frisbee,
listening to disco, and taking walks around the city's many lakes.