[Athen] Word-for-word vs meaning-for-meaning captioning

[Maria Ortado]

Thank you both for your response!

*Maria Ortado*

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On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 4:04 PM, Andrea L. Dietrich <adietrich at cornell.edu>
wrote:


> IMO, it depends on the quality of the captioning more than the

> verbatim/non-verbatim status. I do C-Print, and although I’m definitely not

> verbatim, and some times miss more than others, I feel like I capture the

> same amount of information, generally speaking, as a verbatim captionist

> would. Just in a more condensed form.

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> I think a really skilled meaning-for-meaning captionist would probably

> better serve most students than a mediocre verbatim captionist, but also

> vice versa.

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> -Andi :)

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> *From:* athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu> *On

> Behalf Of *Maria Ortado

> *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2018 1:18 PM

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> *Subject:* [Athen] Word-for-word vs meaning-for-meaning captioning

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> Does anyone have an opinion about word-for-word vs meaning-for-meaning

> captioning? Have you had students request one over the other?

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> Any experiences you can share with me would be greatly appreciated.

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> Maria

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> *Maria Ortado*

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> Interpreter Coordinator

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> Disability Support Services

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> Cape Fear Community College

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