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Nicodemus, Brenda; Emmorey, Karen – Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2013
Spoken language (unimodal) interpreters often prefer to interpret from their non-dominant language (L2) into their native language (L1). Anecdotally, signed language (bimodal) interpreters express the opposite bias, preferring to interpret from L1 (spoken language) into L2 (signed language). We conducted a large survey study ("N" =…
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Sign Language, Native Language, Second Languages
Fox, Ashley Leann Chance – ProQuest LLC, 2010
American Sign Language (ASL) is ranked fourth among heritage languages taken by students in the United States. The number of ASL classes offered at the K-12 and Institutions of Higher Education are on the rise, yet the number of certified ASL teachers remains stagnant. This study examines the reasons why American Sign Language teachers choose to…
Descriptors: Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Teacher Certification, American Sign Language