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Editorial: Travel, Technology And Professional Connections, George Major, Ineke Crezee 2016 Auckland University of Technology

Editorial: Travel, Technology And Professional Connections, George Major, Ineke Crezee

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Becoming Hearing: Describing Co-Construction Of Expert Asl/English Interpreter Deaf-World Cultural Competence, Leah Subak 2016 Kent State University

Becoming Hearing: Describing Co-Construction Of Expert Asl/English Interpreter Deaf-World Cultural Competence, Leah Subak

International Journal of Interpreter Education

This article describes deaf and hearing expert interpreter participants’ perspectives on Deaf-World cultural competence (DWCC). DWCC is a concept explicitly and implicitly embedded in the Conference of Interpreter Trainer’s (CIT’s) mission statement. American deaf and mainstream cultures coexist and interpreters facilitate communication between individuals not sharing a common language. The author completed a qualitative study and dissertation, and relied on expert deaf and hearing participants’ responses given during narrative interviews. Participants described their lived experience entering and maintaining ties to the Deaf-World. The inquiry explored participants’ identity transformations as they came to be described by their deaf-conferred ASL label, …


Link Words In Note-Taking And Student Interpreter Performance: An Empirical Study, Heidi Salaets, Lauren Theys 2016 KU Leuven

Link Words In Note-Taking And Student Interpreter Performance: An Empirical Study, Heidi Salaets, Lauren Theys

International Journal of Interpreter Education

The note-taking technique (NTT) is an essential tool for consecutive interpreting. Several experts developed guidelines to help interpreters develop their own personal note-taking techniques, one of which is noting down link words. In this article, the authors discuss the findings of an empirical study which compared the note-taking and interpreting performance of 13 Belgian spoken-language student interpreters in the first year of their master’s degree in interpreting. The study aimed to explore the effectiveness and influence of (not) noting down links between ideas as per the guidelines in the literature (Jones, 2002; Gillies, 2005; Rozan, 1956) on spoken language interpreting …


Thinking Outside The Black Box: A Theoretical Evaluation Of Adult Learning And The Nvq Pathway To Interpreter Qualification, Brett A. Best 2016 Sign Languages International

Thinking Outside The Black Box: A Theoretical Evaluation Of Adult Learning And The Nvq Pathway To Interpreter Qualification, Brett A. Best

International Journal of Interpreter Education

This article utilizes two popular theories of adult learning as analytical lenses to evaluate the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) process of accrediting British Sign Language (BSL)/English interpreters in the United Kingdom. Although an NVQ is an assessment, learning opportunities are inherent in the assessment process and in the training which typically precedes it. Behaviorist and constructivist theoretical orientations are applied in this analysis as both are applicable and relevant to the NVQ process. The Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting framework exemplifies a behaviorist orientation, although it also blends in elements of constructivism. It is suggested that training …


The Value Of Knowledge And Relationships, Douglas Bowen Bailey 2016 JOI Subscribers - UNF

The Value Of Knowledge And Relationships, Douglas Bowen Bailey

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Sign & Share: Full-Stack International Video Sharing Website, Shuxu Tian 2016 Gallaudet University

Sign & Share: Full-Stack International Video Sharing Website, Shuxu Tian

Undergraduate University Honors Capstones

Inspired by VL2 bilingual story apps that focus on American Sign Language and English, this project provides a new application for sharing multi-lingual signed and written stories to a worldwide audience. VL2 story apps include only ASL and English, and are for purchase; VL2 also sells the code to develop stories in other languages, but the code requires technical expertise to use. My new app uses a special set of tools to allow sharing stories in any signed language and written forms of spoken languages without cost and without the need for technical expertise. Known as Sign and Share, this …


Dissertation Abstracts, Sophia Ra, Xin Liu 2016 University of New South Wales

Dissertation Abstracts, Sophia Ra, Xin Liu

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Interpreter Intervention And Participant Roles In Witness Examination, Eva Ng 2016 University of Hong Kong

Interpreter Intervention And Participant Roles In Witness Examination, Eva Ng

International Journal of Interpreter Education

The court interpreter code of ethics in general requires interpreters to restrict their function strictly to interpreting and to refrain from clarifying ambiguity with the speaker, especially with the witness. The code usually suggests that permission be sought from the court if interpreter intervention is unavoidable. Empirical studies show, however, that departure from this ethical code is commonplace. Drawing on an authentic courtroom trial in the High Court of Hong Kong, and using Goffman’s (1981) participation framework as the analytical tool, this article aims to illustrate how the court interpreter changes her participant role in the court proceedings by initiating …


Understanding The Work Of Designated Healthcare Interpreters, Laurie Swabey 2016 St. Catherine University

Understanding The Work Of Designated Healthcare Interpreters, Laurie Swabey

International Journal of Interpreter Education

Interpreters who work regularly with a deaf health professional are often referred to, in the U.S., as designated healthcare interpreters (DHIs). To date, there have not been any systematic studies that specifically investigate the work of DHIs, yet the number of deaf people pursuing careers in the health professions continues to grow (Zazove et al., 2016), and the number of qualified DHIs to work with these professionals is insufficient (Gallaudet University, 2011). Before educational programming can be effectively developed, we need to know more about the work of DHIs. Using a job analysis approach (Brannick, Levine, & Morgeson, 2007), we …


Interview With Kim De Jong,Interpreting And Translation Service Manager, Delys Magill 2016 Clemson University

Interview With Kim De Jong,Interpreting And Translation Service Manager, Delys Magill

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Editorial: Research Underpinning And Informing Interpreter Education, Ineke Crezee, George Major 2016 Auckland University of Technology

Editorial: Research Underpinning And Informing Interpreter Education, Ineke Crezee, George Major

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Lost In The Shuffle: Deaf-Parented Interpreters And Their Paths To Interpreting Careers, Amy Williamson 2016 Gallaudet University

Lost In The Shuffle: Deaf-Parented Interpreters And Their Paths To Interpreting Careers, Amy Williamson

International Journal of Interpreter Education

Deaf-parented individuals have experiences as child language brokers (Napier, in press) and as native and heritage users of signed language (Compton, 2014) prior to engaging in a formal interpreter education program or seeking training to become an interpreter. Anecdotally, deaf-parented interpreters say that educational opportunities do not meet their specific needs and skill sets but instead are designed for the L2 user of signed language. A goal of this study was to expand the limited research that currently exists in the field of interpreter education as it relates to L1 users of American Sign Language (ASL)—specifically, deaf-parented individuals. This study …


Full Issue, 2016 Clemson University

Full Issue

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Routledge Handbook Of Interpreting, Sabrina Schulte 2016 Clemson University

Book Review: The Routledge Handbook Of Interpreting, Sabrina Schulte

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, 2015 Clemson University

Full Issue

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Formalizing Community Interpreting Standards: A Cross-National Comparison Of Testing Systems, Certification Conventions And Recent Iso Guidelines, Jim Hlavac 2015 Monash University

Formalizing Community Interpreting Standards: A Cross-National Comparison Of Testing Systems, Certification Conventions And Recent Iso Guidelines, Jim Hlavac

International Journal of Interpreter Education

Community interpreting has become a global phenomenon, and the need for standard assurances of practice is being met by credentialing systems that certify a community interpreter through testing and/or training. This paper examines credentialing systems in Australia, Canada, Norway and the UK and poses the questions of whether the spread and development of testing systems has led to a widening of the skills now required for community interpreting, and whether testing alone is a means for the demonstration of all of these skills. Some attributes of credential candidates are pretest admission prerequisites. Testing alone is the common pathway for community …


Interview: Interpreter Consumer And Deaf Advocate Filip Verstraete, Ineke Crezee, George Major 2015 Auckland University of Technology

Interview: Interpreter Consumer And Deaf Advocate Filip Verstraete, Ineke Crezee, George Major

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Editorial: The Voice Of Interpreter Educators, George Major, Ineke Crezee 2015 Auckland University of Technology

Editorial: The Voice Of Interpreter Educators, George Major, Ineke Crezee

International Journal of Interpreter Education

No abstract provided.


Reaping The Benefits Of Vicarious Trauma, Michael A. Harvey 2015 Private Practice

Reaping The Benefits Of Vicarious Trauma, Michael A. Harvey

International Journal of Interpreter Education

This article illustrates a mode of inquiry for reaping the benefits of experiencing vicarious trauma that can be utilized in interpreter education, mentoring and supervisory relationships, debriefing, and personal reflection. An adaptation of constructivist self-development theory and a narrative therapy approach are described. The latter approach includes the uncovering of what is absent but implicit, the uncovering of actions reflective of one’s personal agency, the relevant skills that one utilizes, and the social/relational history of these skills. Mitigating the risks and reaping the benefits of vicarious trauma may catalyze significant professional and personal growth such as clarification of values, self-identity, …


Recommendations For Interpreter Training For Asylum Interview Settings: The South Korean Case, Jieun Lee, Moonsun Choi 2015 Ewha Womans University

Recommendations For Interpreter Training For Asylum Interview Settings: The South Korean Case, Jieun Lee, Moonsun Choi

International Journal of Interpreter Education

The growing number of asylum applications submitted in South Korea and the recent passage of the Refugee Act (2013) call for a system for the provision of professional interpreting service and the training of interpreters for the asylum process. Although a few ad hoc training initiatives have been implemented in recent years, there is currently no training course that fulfills the requirements of the Act. This article thus aims to propose an appropriate training program for the certification of interpreters to be engaged in asylum interviews. To ensure the effectiveness of the training, the proposed training framework begins with prescreening …


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