American Sign Language Interpreters

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This paper explains that ASL interpreters in classrooms are important for the deaf student if they are to experience a normal and successful education in the classroom setting. The writer shows that the student who is deaf and suffers speech impairments or impediments and also is not receiving special educational assistance, will be the student that is sure to get left behind in educational pursuits. It concludes that the post-secondary classrooms must take the initiative in preparing students for the world after the education has been achieved.

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"Issues in relation to access and success in an integrated academic setting are discussed relating to student characteristics, interpreter characteristics, and educational settings. According to Marschark, et al. (2005) despite the accorded importance of sign language interpreting for many deaf students there is surprisingly little research concerning the outcomes in terms of effectiveness in the classroom. This work reviews 23 interpreters, 105 deaf students, and 22 hearing students. The study was focused on the student's gains from two university-level lectures. Finding in the study were that hearing impaired students gained less from the lectures than did the hearing students."

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