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This accessible and inspiring volume explores the teaching goals and favorite publications of leading professors in the field of sign language interpretation.
This volume brings together world-renowned interpreting educators and researchers who review existing research, explicate past and current practices to call for a fresh look at the roots of interpreter education in anticipation of the future.
More the 1.46 million people in the United States have hearing losses in sufficient severity to be considered deaf; another 21 million people have other hearing impairments. For many deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals, sign language and voice interpreting is essential to their participation in educational programs and their access to public and private services. However, there is less than half the number of interpreters needed to meet the demand, interpreting quality is often variable, and there is a considerable lack of knowledge of factors that contribute to successful interpreting. Perhaps it is not surprising, then, that a study by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) found that...
There is a longstanding need for valid, reliable measurements of interpreting competence. Although rubrics and checklists are commonly used in both academic and employment settings, a review of available rubrics indicates that many do not focus on interpreting performance. Traditional metrics for sign language interpreting often conflate language proficiency with interpreting proficiency. Conflating fundamental aspects of language in use--vocabulary, grammar, and prosody-- with fundamental aspects of interpretation--content, intent, and monitoring--compromises the valid assessment of interpreting proficiency. Beyond Equivalence: Reconceptualizing Interpreting Performance Assessment argues fo...
Presents six dynamic teaching practices that treat interpreting as an active process between two languages and cultures, suggesting social interaction, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis as more appropriate frameworks. The contributors explain how to develop textual coherence skills, use role-play and recall protocols as teaching strategies, and implement graduation portfolios. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This title is a major professional reference work in the field of deafness research. It covers all important aspects of deaf studies: language, social/psychological issues, neuropsychology, culture, technology, and education.
This first volume in the Studies in Interpretation series studies several facets of signed language interpreting such as conference, courtroom, and medical interpretation; the interaction between Deaf presenters and audiences; and the non-manual elements used by interpreters in sign language transliteration.
Picking up where Innovative Practices in Teaching Sign Language Interpreters left off, this new collection presents the best new interpreter teaching techniques proven in action by the eminent contributors assembled here. In the first chapter, Dennis Cokely discusses revising curricula in the new century based upon experiences at Northeastern University. Jeffrey E. Davis delineates how to teach observation techniques to interpreters, while Elizabeth Winston and Christine Monikowski suggest how discourse mapping can be considered the Global Positioning System of translation. In other chapters, Laurie Swabey proposes ways to handle the challenge of referring expressions for interpreting studen...
In this updated edition of the landmark original volume, a range of international experts present a comprehensive overview of the field of deaf studies, language, and education. Written for students, practitioners, and researchers, The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Volume 1, is a uniquely ambitious work that has altered both the theoretical and applied landscapes.