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The Court Interpreter As Guarantor Of Defendant Rights, Holly Mikkelson
The Court Interpreter As Guarantor Of Defendant Rights, Holly Mikkelson
Holly Mikkelson
No abstract provided.
Traits And Conditions That Accelerate Teacher Learning, Susan Barduhn
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Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Thames Valley University, London.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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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.