Effective Instruction For English Language Learners With A Learning Disability In Higher Education In Egypt,
2018
The British University in Egypt (BUE)
Effective Instruction For English Language Learners With A Learning Disability In Higher Education In Egypt, Rania M Rafik Khalil
English Language and Literature
There is a large number of students with learning disabilities (LD) today in many private higher education institutions in Egypt. It is fair to say that their challenges although have gained some attention from academics and researchers that they are still under-studied. Many of those students also happen to be English language learners (ELLs). This complicates matters even more not just for the student with the learning disability, but for the untrained instructor in the classroom. Research indicates that ELLs with LD are less likely to engage actively in classroom tasks and are more prone to failing. Providing an inclusive …
Memory And The Realization Of The Nothingness. On A Letter Of Vittorio Sereni To Giuseppe Ungaretti,
2018
Syracuse University
Memory And The Realization Of The Nothingness. On A Letter Of Vittorio Sereni To Giuseppe Ungaretti, Stefano Giannini
Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - All Scholarship
The problematic relationship of Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888-1970) with Alexandria of Egypt – his city of birth – sheds light on the interplay between memory and oblivion in his poetry and prose. The shuttling back and forth between these poles marks the nature of his unfulfilled desire to recreate a lost Alexandrian atmosphere. In Ungaretti’s works, language opacity is coupled with his attempts to represent a city—as he writes—that is suffocated by the sun and whose hidden ancient port is submerged in the depth of the sea. Blinding light and the darkness of the deep waters make the understanding of Ungaretti’s …
Full Issue,
2017
Clemson University
Conquering The Interpreter’S Operational Space: Sign Languageinterpreting Students And Their Acculturation To Deafblind Clients,
2017
Western Norway University of Applied Science
Conquering The Interpreter’S Operational Space: Sign Languageinterpreting Students And Their Acculturation To Deafblind Clients, Gro Hege Saltnes Urdal
International Journal of Interpreter Education
The author reports on how interpreting students developed their evidence-based practice while becoming interpreters for deafblind people. Focus group discussions were conducted with students to explore their thoughts about interacting with deafblind people, and their experiences after such interactions. Data from the focus groups were analyzed using qualitative content analysis (Krippendorff,2013), with the aim of investigating how the mix of classroom instruction, preparatory role-play, and practice placements influenced student's evidence-based practice. The findings show that teachers contributing with their own evidence-based practice prior to the practice placements helped students develop the initial basis for their evidence-based practice. The opportunity to …
Interview With Dr. Phyllis Perrin Wilcox: The Accreditation Process,
2017
University of New Mexico
Interview With Dr. Phyllis Perrin Wilcox: The Accreditation Process, Phyllis Wilcox, Anita Nelson-Julander
International Journal of Interpreter Education
Dr. Phyllis Perrin Wilcox, professor emerita, taught the first sign language class at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in 1971 when eight students were enrolled in a one-credit class. Many years and many students later, the University of New Mexico offers a Bachelor of Science in Signed Language Interpreting (SLI), and Dr. Wilcox headed the faculty as they sought accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education (CCIE; see http://ccie-accreditation.org/). In this interview, Dr. Wilcox describes the experience of preparing for review and becoming accredited, as well as the impacts accreditation, has had on the program. Her insights …
Training Interpreters And Translators In Spain’S Asylum And Refugee Office (Oar): A Case Study,
2017
Universityof Alcalá
Training Interpreters And Translators In Spain’S Asylum And Refugee Office (Oar): A Case Study, Carmen Valero Garcés
International Journal of Interpreter Education
The process of applying for asylum has been the primary focus of various legal studies and research programs. Numerous articles dealing with language and communication problems have recently emerged, revealing some of the adversities that interpreters and translators face when working in asylum and refugee settings. This study explores some of the issues and complexities surrounding the interpreting and translation services provided by the Spanish Asylum and Refugee Office (OAR). It also analyzes the experiences of several graduate students—and their respective mentors—during their time spent interning at the OAR. The conclusions drawn based on these experiences can act as a …
Editorial: Interpreter Education Within And Outside Of The Classroom,
2017
Auckland University of Technology
Editorial: Interpreter Education Within And Outside Of The Classroom, George Major, Ineke Crezee
International Journal of Interpreter Education
No abstract provided.
Interview With Sign Language Interpreter Andtrainer Maya De Wit,
2017
University of Antwerp
Interview With Sign Language Interpreter Andtrainer Maya De Wit, Maya De Wit- Van Schagen, Esther De Boe
International Journal of Interpreter Education
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Consecutive Notetaking And Interpreter Training,
2017
University of Aberta
Book Review: Consecutive Notetaking And Interpreter Training, Debra Russell
International Journal of Interpreter Education
No abstract provided.
Referring Forms And Cognitive Status In Non-Narrative American Sign Language Texts,
2017
University of North Dakota
Referring Forms And Cognitive Status In Non-Narrative American Sign Language Texts, Tamara Michelle Grosso
Theses and Dissertations
In their work on referring expressions and cognition, Gundel et al. (1993) propose a model called the Givenness Hierarchy which suggests that there are basic referring expressions in languages which can signal the cognitive status of their referents. Supported by cross-linguistic research, the theory proposes six cognitive statuses which have forms associated with them such that if that form is used (successfully), the referent must have at least that status on the scale. In 2002, Swabey published a doctoral dissertation researching the Givenness Hierarchy for American Sign Language (ASL) in narrative texts. She compared the distribution of referring forms cross-linguistically …
The N170 Erp Component Differs In Laterality, Distribution, And Association With Continuous Reading Measures For Deaf And Hearing Readers,
2017
San Diego State University
The N170 Erp Component Differs In Laterality, Distribution, And Association With Continuous Reading Measures For Deaf And Hearing Readers, Karen Emmorey, Katherine J. Midgley, Casey B. Kohen, Zed Sevcikova Sehyr, Phillipp J. Holcomb
Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Articles and Research
The temporo-occipitally distributed N170 ERP component is hypothesized to reflect print-tuning in skilled readers. This study investigated whether skilled deaf and hearing readers (matched on reading ability, but not phonological awareness) exhibit similar N170 patterns, given their distinct experiences learning to read. Thirty-two deaf and 32 hearing adults viewed words and symbol strings in a familiarity judgment task. In the N170 epoch (120–240 ms) hearing readers produced greater negativity for words than symbols at left hemisphere (LH) temporo-parietal and occipital sites, while deaf readers only showed this asymmetry at occipital sites. Linear mixed effects regression was used to examine the …
South Carolina Educational Interpreting Center Annual Report,
2017
Clemson University
South Carolina Educational Interpreting Center Annual Report, Stephen Fitzmaurice
Publications
Clemson University has partnered with the South Carolina State Department of Education and the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind to open the South Carolina Educational Interpreting Center (SCEIC) at the University Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The SCEIC provides national performance and knowledge assessments, mentoring and educational opportunities for South Carolina Educational Interpreters. This annual report details the SCEIC outputs and outcomes for Educational Interpreters in the state for the 2016- 2017 academic year.
Structural Narratology In Romanian Sign Language Personal Experience Narratives,
2017
University of North Dakota
Structural Narratology In Romanian Sign Language Personal Experience Narratives, Jessica Sohre
Theses and Dissertations
The primary focus of this paper is to examine how personal experience narratives in Romanian Sign Language (LSR) compare to previous research in structural narratology in spoken languages and in American Sign Language (ASL). One main area of comparison is the differences and similarities in the type of information found in structural narrative categories as described by Labov and Waletsky (1967), Labov (1972), Brewer (1984), Dooley and Levinsohn (2001) and Mulrooney (2009). The second main area of comparison is the grammatical devices that correlate to certain categories, in particular, using Liddell's (2003) concepts of surrogate, depicting verb and token blends. …
Book Review: Signed Language Interpretation And Translation Research. Selected Papers From The First International Symposium,
2017
Victoria University of Wellington
Book Review: Signed Language Interpretation And Translation Research. Selected Papers From The First International Symposium, Rachel Mckee
International Journal of Interpreter Education
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Linguistic Coping Strategies In Sign Language Interpreting,
2017
Queens Margaret University
Book Review: Linguistic Coping Strategies In Sign Language Interpreting, Rachel Mapson
International Journal of Interpreter Education
No abstract provided.
“That Is Not The Question I Put To You, Officer”: An Analysis Of Student Legal Interpreting Errors,
2017
Auckland University of Technology
“That Is Not The Question I Put To You, Officer”: An Analysis Of Student Legal Interpreting Errors, Jo Anna Burn, Ineke Crezee
International Journal of Interpreter Education
Court interpreting is a challenging and highly skilled profession. Legal questions are designed to achieve a large variety of functions. Often the true function is not the most obvious, the meaning is not literal, or there is no direct lexical or grammatical equivalent in the target language. Preparing interpreting students for interpreting legal questioning is very difficult and best achieved by exposing learners to a wide range of question forms in a safe practice environment. In order to ascertain which question types are most difficult to interpret, the authors undertook an analysis of question forms extracted from courtroom discourse, had …
Full Issue,
2017
Clemson University
‘Look-At-Me’ Versus ‘Look-At-This’: Signed Language Interpreters’Perceptions Of Promotion On Facebook,
2017
Sign Languages International
‘Look-At-Me’ Versus ‘Look-At-This’: Signed Language Interpreters’Perceptions Of Promotion On Facebook, Brett A. Best
International Journal of Interpreter Education
This article reports on a study exploring signed language interpreters’ perceptions of promotion on Facebook. Due to the global prevalence of Facebook, this study incorporated an international perspective by holding focus groups comprising 12 signed language interpreters from three nations: the United States, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. Facebook was perceived as a beneficial tool for promoting awareness and information about professional news and for implicit professional self-promotion. Specific strategies were reported for managing professional presentations of self on the social networking site. Interpreters promoting accessibility at events where their presence was requested was deemed acceptable, but further research is …
Using Propositional Analysis To Assess Interpreting Quality,
2017
University of Auckland
Using Propositional Analysis To Assess Interpreting Quality, Yan Lydia Ding
International Journal of Interpreter Education
This article compares two methods of assessing interpreting quality: the holistic method and the proposed propositional analysis method. The author first summarizes previous research on interpreting quality, from which quality criteria were selected for holistic assessment. Following that, Turner and Greene’s (1978) proposition guideline is briefly introduced as a basis for propositional analysis. Third-year interpreting students were assigned an in-class interpreting task, and their interpreting outputs were recorded, transcribed, and assessed using both methods. Results showed that the two assessment methods agreed with each other in general; however, the propositional analysis method had a few advantages over the holistic assessment …
Interview With Dr. Myriam Vermeerbergen: Flemish Sign Language,
2017
University of Leuven
Interview With Dr. Myriam Vermeerbergen: Flemish Sign Language, Myriam Vermeerbergen, Deb Russell
International Journal of Interpreter Education
Myriam Vermeerbergen is one of the newest researchers and educators to join the Editorial Board of the IJIE.Professor Vermeerbergen is the chair of the Flemish Sign Language group at KU Leuven, Arts Faculty, Campus Antwerp, and the coordinator of the Master in Interpreting programme. She is also a Research Associate with the Department of Dutch and Afrikaans, Stellenbosch University. In the early 1990s she pioneered sign language research in Flanders, Belgium, and in 1996 obtained a PhD with a dissertation on morphosyntactic aspects of Flemish Sign Language (VGT). From 1997 until 2007 she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, continuing her …
