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Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters

Reading Between the Signs: Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters

Mindess, Anna

Paperback

Sign LanguageWriting InstructionHearing & Speech

ISBN10: 194117602X
ISBN13: 9781941176023
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Pub
Published: Oct 14 2014
Pages: 228
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
A must-read! An enlightening book ... a defining document in the literature of Deaf culture. - Linda Bove, Certified Deaf Interpreter, Actress, Consultant

In Reading Between the Signs, Anna Mindess provides a perspective on a culture that is not widely understood-American Deaf culture. With the collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural differences at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds.

Used in sign language interpreter training programs worldwide, Reading Between the Signs is a resource for students, working interpreters and other professionals. This important new edition retains practical techniques that enable interpreters to effectively communicate their clients' intent, while its timely discussion of the interpreter's role is broadened in a cultural context.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

New chapter explores the changing landscape of the interpreting field and discusses the concepts of Deafhood and Deaf heart.

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