Reading Between the Signs : Intercultural Communication for Sign Language Interpreters

by Mindess, Anna

• ISBN13: 9781931930260
• ISBN10: 1931930260
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-15
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

This new edition of Reading between the Signs, the classic and influential work on Deaf culture for sign language interpreters and others who work with the Deaf community, is vastly revised and enlarged. It is the first book to cover the timely issues of VRS technology and includes a succinct treatment of multicultural Deaf culture.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Sharon Neumann Solow	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
PART ONE Background
1 Introduction	3	(14)
2 The Study of Culture	17	(22)
3 Selected Topics in Intercultural Communication	39	(26)
4 Do Americans Really Have a Culture?	65	(11)
5 American Deaf Culture	76	(44)
6 Multicultural Deaf Culture	120	(23)
7 Culture, Change, and Technology	143	(14)
PART TWO Practical Applications
8 The Impact of Cultural Differences on Interpreting Situations	157	(20)
9 Multicultural Interpreting Challenges	177	(12)
10 The Interpreter's Role and Responsibilities	189	(29)
11 Techniques for Cultural Adjustments	218	(21)
12 Interpreting in a Virtual World	239	(14)
13 Cultural Sensitivity Shouldn't End at Five O'Clock	253	(22)
Afterword by Dr. Thomas K. Holcomb	275	(3)
Bibliography	278	(9)
About the Author and Contributors	287	(2)
Index	289