This methodological essay describes the generativity of collaborative collaging in a
qualitative inquiry project with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters who serve D/deaf …

This book provides a theoretical and pragmatic guide to the use of situated learning within
structured interpreting programs. Proponents of situated learning theory believe that …

Abstract In Norway, the Interpretation Act (2022) requires that interpreters are qualified
before taking on assignments. One way of qualifying is to take a 30 ECTS course in …

In the Namibian education system, teaching in the junior primary is supposed to be done in
the learners' mother tongue. However, there is always controversy on adopting a language …

In the US, Deaf individuals who use a signed language as their preferred and dominant
means of communication are considered a distinct linguistic and cultural group known as the …

Exploring professional identity: a study of American Sign Language/English interpreters Page
1 Western Oregon University Digital Commons@WOU Master's of Arts in Interpreting Studies …

Social interaction, and the attendant negotiation of meaning, is of prime importance for
developing second language (L2) skills. Yet how learners go about building L2 social …

The purpose of this study was to describe the use and perceived impact of situated learning
activities in ASL-English interpreter education in the United States. A mixed methods …

Research indicates that the development of a vocational identity is critical to the process of
adult maturation and for creating a sense of purpose in one's life. Deaf individuals in the …

This chapter opens with a story of two students whose interpreting experience has been
scaffolded through a series of situated learning activities. The authors describe the …