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Direct linkNapier, Jemina – American Annals of the Deaf, 2004
The article explores sign language interpreter training, testing, and accreditation in three major English-speaking countries, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, by providing an overview of the training and assessment of sign language interpreters in each country. The article highlights the reasons these countries can be…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Translation, Training, Testing
Peer reviewedPoizner, Howard – Science, 1981
Reviews a study on deaf native sign language. Indicates that the modification of natural perceptual categories after language acquisition is not bound to a particular transmission modality, but rather can be a more general consequence of acquiring a formal linguistic system. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Communication (Thought Transfer), Deafness, Expressive Language
