An investigation of student perception how to better prepare signed language/English interpreters for the real world
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Title
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An investigation of student perception how to better prepare signed language/English interpreters for the real world
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Creator
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Darlene K Wilbeck
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Degree Name
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Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies
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Project Type
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thesis
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Date
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6/7/2017
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Abstract
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This investigation of current and former interpreting students was conducted to explore students’ experiences of the interpreter education program. Discourse analysis of surveys revealed four areas of improvement: practicum/internship, mentorship, curriculum, and peer/community support. The study was based on Dean and Pollard’s demand control schema (2013), social-constructivist education (Kiraly, 2000), and phenomenology (Smith, 2013).
A survey was created and disseminated via email and social media. A total of 102 participants responded to the survey. The participants were diverse, and the survey was designed with yes/no, multiple choice, and open-ended questions with no word or character limit.
The project was limited to students and graduates of interpreter education/training programs. The results demonstrated that the respondents were dissatisfied with their curriculum, the number of practicum/internship hours, the lack of mentorship, and they expressed a desire for additional peer and community support.
This study showed that while participants completed 100 to 200 hours of internship/practicum hours they would have preferred up to 400. Ninety-five percent of participants did not have access to post-graduation mentorship, and 90% reported that they could have benefited from it.
Determining best practices, entrance and exit requirements, along with in-program mentorship are all areas for additional research.
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Committee Member
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Elisa Maroney, Amanda R. Smith, Vicki Darden
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/26/2018, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author at the email address listed above.
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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Language
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eng
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Date Available
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6/13/2017
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Type
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Text
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Identifier
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theses/39
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