As I began the assignment to interpret the snowman story, I was unsure what my task was, whether I was to voice the story or to sign the story. Since the source message was signed, I decided to voice my interpretation. After videoing my interpretation, I evaluated my work based on the Cokely Model Assessment that I created for a previous assignment. The Cokely Model is divided into two main areas: the source language where the interpreter takes in the message and attempts to process it, and the target language where the interpreter changes the source language into the target language and attempts to convey the overall meaning to an audience. Four subareas make up the source language section, and three subareas make up the target language section.…show more content… I did not have any difficulty with the first stage, Message Reception. The video quality was good, and I could see the signer well. The signer was standing in a wooded area in the snow, so the backdrop was dark. He removed his gloves, and his hands were quite large. Therefore, I had no trouble seeing his signs. I comprehended most of his signs and followed the story easily. There were no visual or auditory distractions on the video. I watched the video in a quiet room, so I had no distractions on my side of the video. For the most part, during Preliminary Processing, I was able to understand the story. However, toward the end of the story, the signer indicated that the snowman transformed into something. I was unsure whether the snowman changed into a cloud or into a man, which caused me some difficulty when I interpreted from the source language into the target language. I was able, however, to set the story into Meaningful Context. Although I live in Mississippi and we do not experience snow very often, it does snow occasionally, so I have played in the snow and have built a snowman. The second part of the story involved a romance between the snowman and the sun. The signer clearly showed the emotions
