02459oam 22004454a 450 991104670790332120231002205043.097819448382561944838252(CKB)4100000005821498(MiAaPQ)EBC5495912(OCoLC)1049672228(MdBmJHUP)muse66358(Perlego)2306031(EXLCZ)99410000000582149820180425d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSigned Language Interpreting in the 21st Century An Overview of the Profession /Len Roberson and Sherry Shaw, editorsWashington, DC Gallaudet University Press[2018]1 online resource (241 pages)9781944838249 1944838244 This text provides interpreting students with a broad knowledge base that encompasses the latest research, addresses current trends and perspectives of the Deaf community, and promotes critical thinking and open dialogue about the working conditions, ethics, boundaries, and competencies needed by a highly qualified interpreter in various settings. This volume expands the resources available to aspiring interpreters, including Deaf interpreters, and incorporates the voices of renowned experts on topics relevant to today's practitioners. Each chapter provides students with objectives, keywords, and discussion questions. The chapters convey clear information about topics that include credentialing, disposition and aptitude for becoming an interpreter, interpreting for people who are DeafBlind, and working within specialty settings, such as legal and healthcare. A key resource for interpreter certification test preparation, this text follows the interpreter's ethical, practical, and professional development through a career of lifelong learning and service.Sign languageStudy and teachingUnited StatesInterpreters for deaf peopleUnited StatesSign languageStudy and teachingInterpreters for deaf people331.7/6141970802Shaw SherryRoberson LenMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9911046707903321Signed Language Interpreting in the 21st Century4479290UNINA