A comprehensive text that examines numbering uses and applications in American Sign Language and how to sign them. This stimulating book incorporates lessons on a wide range of numbering topics, including both citation forms and common variations. Each topic is accompanied by practical and creative exercises, drills, and activities. A perfect text for beginning to intermediate American Sign Language students.

Numbering in American Sign Language

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Cartwright, Brenda E.

Bahleda, Suellen J.

Words, Language & Grammar

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Incorporated

Jack Hoza's groundbreaking book, Team Interpreting as Collaboration and Interdependence, is an in depth exploration of team interpreting. The main premise of the book is that the interpreting field is beginning to usher in a new paradigm that is replacing the monitoring view of team interpreting. Team Interpreting, which is based on two studies, reveals the great potential of team members working together on all aspects of interpreting assignments while tackling critical questions.

Team Interpreting: as Collaboration and Interdependence

Hoza, Jack

This essential text delves into the key areas that define interpreting in the 21st century. In the chapters that follow, Brenda and Kelly provide an overview of the history, work, and evolution of interpreting. From early professional foundations to the advent of video and other emerging technologies, the authors paint a vivid picture of the work interpreters do. The wisdom they share with us is informed not only by their personal experiences in interpreting and interpreter education but also by current research which pushes the field forward.

Principles of Interpreting

Flores, Kelly L.

This monograph describes a study that provides helpful historical context for understanding the roots of interpreter education. It exposes readers to the thoughts of several distinguished thinkers in the field who articulate their recommendations for the ideal interpreter preparation program. The recommendations emphasize the need for research-based curricula a baccalaureate degree as the minimum requirement for entry into the field and the need for applicants to demonstrate linguistic competency in American Sign Language and English prior to entering a preparation program.This book will serve as a valuable resource for working interpreters interpreter educators student interpreters and consumers of interpreting in shaping a future that is desired and supported by the field. It invites readers to reflect on the critical issues impacting the field of interpreting and to work from a problem-solving interest cycle and a research interest cycle.

Toward Competent Practice: Conversations With Stakeholders

Witter-Merithew, Anna

Johnson, Leilani J

An insightful guide and "must have" resource tool that will help create mentorships that result in incredible and positive learning experiences for all participants. Gathered from mentors, the authors' own continuing education experiences, interviews, surveys and meetings, this book includes information on the processes and protocol used by different school districts as well as activities, resources, tools and materials utilized in mentorships.

The Mentor's Companion: A Practical Guide to Mentoring

Gordon, Patty

Magler, Mari

This useful text is now full revised and updated. It is a rich and comprehensive resource which features information across a wide range of key fingerspelling topics. Subjects include the history of fingerspelling use, its applications as a component of American Sign Language (ASL) and information regarding expressive and receptive fingerspelling. Student and instructor tested lessons, exercises, drills and activities are incorporated into each chapter. This is THE text for beginning to intermediate ASL classes and study groups.

Fingerspelling in American Sign Language

Brenda E. Cartwright

Suellen J. Bahleda

Encounters with Reality, 2nd Edition, contains 1,001 real-life scenarios that are sad, funny, perplexing and sometimes downright scary. It builds on the first edition by including responses and perspectives from experienced interpreters, deaf consumers, interpreter training program students, certified deaf interpreters, and successful National Interpreter Certification (NIC) candidates. Additionally, this edition provides a chapter dedicated to challenges in interpreting addressed by Demand-Control Schema Analysis. This groundbreaking text serves as an essential resource for sign language interpreters by providing the foundation for discucssion in the classroom or among colleagues.

Encounters with Reality: 1,001 Interpreter Scenarios

The challenge for any language learner is how to move from beyond the dictionary to the wideness and variation of everyday use. This new, practical and comprehensive text features a colorful range of information and practice elements to stimulate conceptual vocabulary development and application. Joining Fingerspelling in American Sign Language and Numbering in American Sign Language, this third text in the Yellow Book series is perfect for use with beginning to intermediate American Sign Language students.

Multiple Meanings in American Sign Language

Mentorship in Sign Language Interpreting acknowledges the contributions of mentoring to the sign language interpreting profession, especially those groups, organizations and programs that have made significant contributions to mentoring interpreters. The 15 chapters in this volume reflect the progress and impact of mentoring in its many forms, theories and models for mentoring programs. Through innovative collaboration with the authors of each chapter, the editors have provided an educational tool that has moved beyond simple implementation of mentoring projects and programs to structured evaluations and informed assessments of the impact of such programs.

Mentorship in Sign Language Interpreting

Winston, Betsy

Lee, Robert G.

The challenge for any language learner is how to move from beyond the dictionary to the wideness and variation of everyday use. This new, practical and comprehensive text features a colorful range of information and practice elements to stimulate conceptual vocabulary development and application. Joining Fingerspelling in American Sign Language, Numbering in American Sign Language, and Multiple Meanings in American Sign Language this fourth text in the Yellow Book series is perfect for use with beginning to intermediate American Sign Language students.

Lessons and Activities in American Sign Language

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