Reading between the signs : intercultural communication for sign language interpreters / Anna Mindess ; with Thomas K. Holcomb, Daniel Langholtz, and Priscilla Moyers ; foreword by Sharon Neumann Solow.
Edition:
Third edition.
Publisher:
Intercultural PressA Nicholas Brealey Publishing Company,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xvi, 333 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The study of culture -- Selected topics in intercultural communication -- Do Americans really have a culture? -- American deaf culture -- Multicultural deaf culture -- Culture, change, and technology -- The impact of cultural differences on interpreting situations -- Multicultural interpreting challenges -- The interpreter's role and responsibilities -- Techniques for cultural adjustments -- Interpreting in a virtual world -- Cultural sensitivity shouldn't end at five o'clock -- The road to the future is paved with respect for the past.
Summary:
"An essential and invaluable tool for sign language interpreters, students, and everyone wishing to understand American Deaf culture. Reading Between the Signs, Third Edition provides a new perspective on American Deaf culture. With collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural differences at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds. Previous editions of Reading Between the Signs have been used in interpreter training programs worldwide. New material includes a section on legal interpreting and the emerging area of hearing interpreters teaming with Deaf interpreters"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.