NCJ Number
38531
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
TRAINING COURSE (FOR HOLDERS OF THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS CERTIFICATE) IN CONVEYING LEGAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEAF PERSONS (THOSE WITH MINIMAL LANGUAGE SKILLS).
Abstract
COURSE MATERIALS CONSIST OF AN AUDIO CASSETTE WHICH CONTAINS A PRE-TEST AND A POST-TEST, WHICH THE STUDENT, IN A STUDIO FACILITY, INTERPRETS INTO SIGN LANGUAGE WHILE BEING RECORDED ON VIDEOTAPE; 10 VIDEO CASSETTE VIGNETTES WHICH PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH PRACTICE MATERIALS IN REVERSE INTERPRETING SIGN LANGUAGE INTO SPOKEN ENGLISH; 16 VIDEO CASSETTES WHICH ILLUSTRATE THE SIGNS USED IN LEGAL VOCABULARY; A MANUAL WHICH CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 COMMONLY USED LEGAL TERMS, THE SIGNS TO BE USED BY INTERPRETERS IN CONVEYING THESE TERMS TO THE DEAF, LAY DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS, EXAMPLES OF EACH TERM USED IN A SENTENCE, COMMON LEGAL FORMULAS (MIRANDA WARNING, WITNESS OATH, ETC.), AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO INTERPRETERS (CODE OF ETHICS, FEE SETTING, RIGHTS OF THE DEAF, ETC.); A BRIEF DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLET WHICH CONTAINS A LIST OF EQUIPMENT NEEDED AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEACHING THE COURSE; AND A DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE OF THE THREE-WEEK COURSE AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. THE MANUAL ALSO PROVIDES A TRAINING AND REFERENCE AID FOR INTERPRETERS, JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND CAN BE USED AS A TEXT ON LEGAL PROCEDURES AND TERMINOLOGY FOR USE IN EDUCATING DEAF YOUNGSTERS IN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF. (THE VIDEO CASSETTES ARE IN THE 3/4 INCH FORMAT.)