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Academic Foundations of Interpreting Studies An Introduction to Its Theories
ISBN: HB: 9781944838379, Gallaudet University Press, September 2019
224 pp., 23.1x15.7 cm
"The Academic Foundations of Interpreting Studies" is the first introductory course book that explores the theoretical foundations used in sign language interpreting studies. Authors Roy, Brunson, and Stone examine the disciplines whose theoretical f...
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£56,00
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Next Generation of Research in Interpreter Education Pursuing Evidence-Based Practices
ISBN: HB: 9781944838331, Gallaudet University Press, September 2019
144 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
This collection contributes to an emerging body of research in sign language interpreter education, a field in which research on teaching practices has been rare. "The Next Generation of Research in Interpreter Education" investigates learning experi...
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£48,00
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Signed Language Interpreting in the 21st Century An Overview of the Profession
ISBN: HB: 9781944838249, Gallaudet University Press, December 2018
216 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 4 tables, 2 figures
This text provides interpreting students with a broad knowledge base that encompasses the latest research, addresses current trends and perspectives of the Deaf community, and promotes critical thinking and open dialogue about the working conditions,...
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£53,00
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International Sign Linguistic, Usage, and Status Issues
ISBN: HB: 9781563686566, Gallaudet University Press, February 2016
232 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 33 halftones, 15 tables
International Sign (IS) is widely used among deaf people and interpreters at international events, but what exactly is it, what are its linguistic features, where does its lexicon come from, and how is it used at interpreted events? This groundbreaki...
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£64,00
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Brandeis Modern Hebrew
ISBN: PB: 9781611689181, University of Chicago Press, Brandeis University Press, September 2015
608 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Written by the core faculty of the Hebrew Program at Brandeis University, Brandeis Modern Hebrew is an accessible introduction to the Hebrew language for American undergraduates and high school students. Its functional and contextual elements are des...
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£68,00
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Learning American Sign Language in High School Motivation, Strategies, and Achievement
ISBN: HB: 9781563686429, Gallaudet University Press, June 2015
208 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 36 tables
Reflecting the exponential growth of college courses offering American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language, high schools have followed suit with significant increases in ASL classes during the past two decades. Despite this trend, high school A...
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£41,50
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Form, Meaning, and Focus in American Sign Language
ISBN: HB: 9781563685736, Gallaudet University Press, December 2013
192 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 15 figures, 25 sign illus.
The meaning of any linguistic expression resides not only in the words, but also in the ways that those words are conveyed. In her new study, Miako N. P. Rankin highlights the crucial interrelatedness of form and meaning at all levels in order to con...
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£60,00
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Brandeis Modern Hebrew: Intermediate to Advanced Pilot Edition
ISBN: PB: 9781611684476, University of Chicago Press, Brandeis University Press, August 2013
396 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Written by the core faculty of the Hebrew program at Brandeis University, the pilot edition of Brandeis Modern Hebrew, Intermediate to Advanced serves as a sequel to the well-known volume for beginners. It contains the functional and contextual eleme...
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£52,00
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Interpreting in Legal Settings
ISBN: PB: 9781563685507, Gallaudet University Press, June 2012
204 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 6 tables, 7 figures
The work of interpreters in legal settings, whether they are spoken or signed language interpreters, is filled with enormous complexity and challenges. This engrossing volume presents six, data-based studies from both signed and spoken language inte...
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People Who Spell The Last Students from the Mexican National School for the Deaf
ISBN: HB: 9781563685057, Gallaudet University Press, November 2011
224 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 photos
The Escuela Nacional para Sordomudos (ENS), translated as the Mexican National School for the Deaf, opened its doors in the 1860s as part of the republic s intention to educate its deaf people. The ENS did not use Lengua de Senas Mexicana (LSM), Mexi...
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