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An English word that approximate the most common meaning of an ASL sign is known as?
GLOSS
At an Individual Education Program (IEP) meeting, the Deaf student becomes upset about the proposed goals and objectives the team is suggesting for her. The Deaf student directs her anger at the interpreter. The psychological term for the student's behavior is?
Transference
Deaf audience members leave a lecture understanding all the facts given by the lecturer. Their impression of the lecturer is that she was ill-prepared and distant when in fact, she was highly prepared and genuinely warm. The interpreter erred in conveying which element of the presentation?
Affect
When an interpreter is subpoenaed as an expert witness in court, what is the interpreter's area of expertise?
Communication issues and cross-cultural mediation
Since Deaf people tend to share knowledge and experiences that may be unfamiliar to a hearing audience, an interpreter working from ASL to English should?
Present a meaningful interpretation of culture-specific material.
Systems for manually representing English were developed primarily to?
teach English to Deaf children
Most content adjustments that interpreters make are either linguistic or?
Cultural
What is the most effective way for interpreters to present complex materials?
Ask the Deaf person at intervals whether they understand the information.
What is one protection available to interpreters against malpractice suits resulting from harmful misinterpretations?
Liability Insurance
When a message is rendered from English to ASL, the most accurate description of the communication is?
Voice to Sign interpreting
Which linguistic feature is found in English but not in ASL?
Gender distinction in the pronoun system
What organization has the main objective of providing information about hearing loss, communication, assistive listening devices and strategies for oral Deaf persons?
HLAA (formerly SHHH)
Cued Speech
During an interpretation for a large audience, the lighting should?
The use of two languages, or two varieties of the same language, in a community in which one has a higher status than the other is know was what?
Diglossia
Public Law 94-142 mandates that, to the extent possible, Deaf children should be?
Educated in the least restrictive environment
Most spoken language interpreters find it easier to interpret from?
their B language into their A language
When is simultaneous interpretation or transliteration is most appropriate?
The interpreter and consumers are familiar with the subject.
The process of rendering a message form one written language to another written language is known as?
Translation
Which organization has the greatest interest in phone relay services?
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
What year did the American school for the Deaf open?
1817
What insurance company was formed by the Deaf Community in 1901?
National Fraternal Society of the Deaf
Mainstreaming became widespread in the U.S primarily because of what?
Passage of Public Law 94-142
While working, an interpreter is asked by a hearing participant how long it took to become an interpreter. Without responding, the interpreter directs this questions to the Deaf person. The interpreter is functioning under which model?
Conduit Model
"Qualified interpreter means an interpreter who is able to interpret effectively, accurately and impartially both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary." Where is this statement contained?
ADA (Regulations)