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Smith, Caitlin; Dicus, Danica – Sign Language Studies, 2015
Sign language interpreters work with a variety of consumer populations throughout their careers. One such population, referred to as "emergent signers," consists of consumers who are in the process of learning American Sign Language, and who rely on interpreters during their language acquisition period. A gap in the research is revealed…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Language Research, Surveys, Language Acquisition
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Shaw, Sherry; Roberson, Len – American Annals of the Deaf, 2009
The concept of recentering the Deaf community in interpreter education stems from the recent discussion of program evolution away from stakeholders and into academia highlighted by Monikowski and Peterson (2005). The University of North Florida, in the initial stages of developing a B.S. degree and M.Ed. concentration in ASL/English Interpreting,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Strategic Planning, Deafness, Transformative Learning
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de Freitas Guilhermino Trindade, Daniela; Guimaraes, Cayley; Antunes, Diego Roberto; Garcia, Laura Sanchez; Lopes da Silva, Rafaella Aline; Fernandes, Sueli – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2012
This study analysed the role of knowledge management (KM) tools used to cultivate a community of practice (CP) in its knowledge creation (KC), transfer, learning processes. The goal of such observations was to determine requirements that KM tools should address for the specific CP formed by Deaf and non-Deaf members of the CP. The CP studied is a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Knowledge Management, Sign Language