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The World Famous SLA Slapsticks Softball teamSLA has welcomed over 200 participants to our Mentorship Program. This competitive program has brought interpreters from all across the country to Washington, DC for a 12-16 week session.

Please keep in mind that our summer session is the shortest session and always attracts the most candidates.

 Program Dates

 Application Deadlines  Notification Deadlines

September 4 - December 14, 2007

 July 6, 2007 July 20, 2007
January 7 - April 25, 2007 November 5, 2007  November 16, 2007 
June 2 - August 22, 2008 April 7, 2008  April 18, 2008 
September 2 - December 12, 2008 July 7, 2008  July 18, 2008
January 5 - April 24, 2009 November 3, 2008  November 14, 2008 

SLA Mentorship Application

As part of your Mentorship application, you will need to submit a 3-5 minute introduction in English, a 3-5 minute introduction in ASL, a 20 minute interpreting sample of sign-to-voice, and a 20 minute interpreting sample of voice-to-sign.

SLA’s video application guidelines will lead you through the videotaping process and will include the following considerations:

  • Choosing Language Sources
  • Warm Up
  • Target Language
  • Video Production

Please note, all videotaped submissions will become the property of SLA and will not be returned.

Need more information?
See our Mentorship Program FAQ’s.

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