Signed Language Interpreting: Preparation, Practice and Performance / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9781138173552 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 04/15/2016 Pages: 172 Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) Signed language interpreting continues to evolve as a field of research. Stages of professionalization, opportunities for education and the availability of research vary tremendously among different parts of the world. Overall there is continuing hunger for empirically founded, theoretically sound accounts of signed language interpreting to inform practice, pedagogy and the development of the profession. This volume provides new insights into current aspects of preparation, practice and performance of signed language interpreting, drawing together contributions from three continents. Contributors single out specific aspects of relevance to the signed language interpreting profession. These include preparation of interpreters through training, crucial for the development of the profession, with emphasis on sound educational programmes that cover the