Current practices: pre-admission assessment of American Sign Language and English language competency in interpreter education programs
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Current practices: pre-admission assessment of American Sign Language and English language competency in interpreter education programs
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Creator
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Cari A Carter
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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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2/15/2015
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to ascertain what, if any, assessments of American Sign Language (ASL) and English language competency are currently used for admission to interpreter education programs (IEP). Research consisted of a mixed methodology discovery study conducted over two phases. Each phase sought to expound upon and clarify all facets of the pre-admission assessment process. Phase I, conducted through a nationwide survey was designed to discover what interpreter education programs are currently using—pre-admission—to assess ASL and English language competency. Information was collected about the presence of any pre-admission ASL and English language competency assessments as well as the components of those assessments. Phase II included semi-structured interviews with interpreter education program coordinators, assessment designers, faculty responsible for assessment administration, or any combination thereof. The interview was comprised of questions about pre-admission ASL and English language assessment practices including but not limited to: theory to support assessment components, assessment design, progression of the assessment design, materials used during assessment, as well as perceived strengths and weaknesses of the assessment tool(s). Data were analyzed to identify the percent of interpreter education programs without a pre-admission ASL and English language competency assessment as well as similarities and differences in the assessments that are currently in use by interpreter education programs.
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Committee Member
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Elisa Maroney, Adele Schepige, Tiffany Braga
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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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2/16/2015
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Type
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Text
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Identifier
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theses/17
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