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The Court Interpreter As Guarantor Of Defendant Rights, Holly Mikkelson Nov 1998

The Court Interpreter As Guarantor Of Defendant Rights, Holly Mikkelson

Holly Mikkelson

No abstract provided.


Traits And Conditions That Accelerate Teacher Learning, Susan Barduhn Jan 1998

Traits And Conditions That Accelerate Teacher Learning, Susan Barduhn

Susan Barduhn

Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Thames Valley University, London.


Awareness Of The Language Of The Law And The Preservation Of Register In The Training Of Legal Translators And Interpreters, Holly Mikkelson Jan 1998

Awareness Of The Language Of The Law And The Preservation Of Register In The Training Of Legal Translators And Interpreters, Holly Mikkelson

Holly Mikkelson

No abstract provided.


Towards A Redefinition Of The Role Of The Court Interpreter, Holly Mikkelson Jan 1998

Towards A Redefinition Of The Role Of The Court Interpreter, Holly Mikkelson

Holly Mikkelson

Various federal and state statutes in the United States define the role of the court interpreter with clear and unequivocal rules. This definition is based on the underlying principles of the U.S. legal system, which is derived from the Anglo-Saxon common-law tradition. Consequently, the distinctive features of that system, including the jury trial and the concept of adversarial proceedings, make the function of the court interpreter quite different from that of his/her counterparts in other countries. In recent years, the judiciary has made an effort to enhance the public's access to the justice system, but at the same time, the …


Verbatim Interpretation: An Oxymoron, Holly Mikkelson Jan 1998

Verbatim Interpretation: An Oxymoron, Holly Mikkelson

Holly Mikkelson

No abstract provided.


‘Contrary To Our Way Of Thinking’: The Struggle For An American Indian Center In Chicago, Grant Arndt Jan 1998

‘Contrary To Our Way Of Thinking’: The Struggle For An American Indian Center In Chicago, Grant Arndt

Grant Arndt

When Chicago’s American Indian Center opened in 1953, it had a small core of dedicated leaders, but little support in the city. The Center’s board of directors had applied for funding to Chicago’s Metropolitan Welfare Council, the main clearing- house of philanthropic funding in the city, only to be told that the Center’s existence was “contrary to our way of thinking.” 1 It was not the first time that Native Americans seeking to cre- ate urban organizations had encountered rejection. For years, local Native American activists had found that urban Indians and Native American urban organizations were contrary to the …


Linguistic And Cultural Norms In Language Testing : A Case Study, Annie Brown, Tom Lumley Dec 1997

Linguistic And Cultural Norms In Language Testing : A Case Study, Annie Brown, Tom Lumley

Dr Tom Lumley

Users of English in Asia may not have the same need to aspire to a ' standard' form of English. It may be more appropriate for them to develop a communicative competence employing the sociolinguistic and cultural norms of the region. Taking such an approach in the development of tests of English proficiency involves rethinking basic assumptions. This paper considers these issues in the context of a test of English proficiency developed for use with English teachers in Indonesia


Model For Preparing Culturally Competent Preservice Teachers, Theron Ford, Blanche Glimps Dec 1997

Model For Preparing Culturally Competent Preservice Teachers, Theron Ford, Blanche Glimps

Theron N Ford

No abstract provided.


The Last Rational Men: Citizenship, Morality, And The Pursuit Of Human Perfection, C. Mccarthy, E. Buendia, Heriberto Godina Phd, S. Meacham, C. Mills, M. Seferian, T. Souchet, C. Wilson-Brown Dec 1997

The Last Rational Men: Citizenship, Morality, And The Pursuit Of Human Perfection, C. Mccarthy, E. Buendia, Heriberto Godina Phd, S. Meacham, C. Mills, M. Seferian, T. Souchet, C. Wilson-Brown

Heriberto Godina PhD

No abstract provided.