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Van Dijk, Rick; Christoffels, Ingrid; Postma, Albert; Hermans, Daan – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2012
In two experiments we investigated the relationship between the working memory skills of sign language interpreters and the quality of their interpretations. In Experiment 1, we found that scores on 3-back tasks with signs and words were not related to the quality of interpreted narratives. In Experiment 2, we found that memory span scores for…
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Sign Language, Short Term Memory, Correlation
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van Dijk, Rick; Boers, Eveline; Christoffels, Ingrid; Hermans, Daan – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
The quality of interpretations produced by sign language interpreters was investigated. Twenty-five experienced interpreters were instructed to interpret narratives from (a) spoken Dutch to Sign Language of the Netherlands (SLN), (b) spoken Dutch to Sign Supported Dutch (SSD), and (c) SLN to spoken Dutch. The quality of the interpreted narratives…
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Sign Language, Deafness, Foreign Countries