Sign Language Interpreters in Court: Understanding Best Practices

By Carla M. Mathers

Book Overview

Sign Language Interpreters in Court: Understanding Best Practices is the first comprehensive text examining the role and function of sign language interpreters working in the legal arena. Designed for interpreters seeking a principled basis to justify best and emerging practices, the book presents a critical analysis of the constitutional, statutory and ethical foundations underpinning the work of court interpreters. Sign Language Interpreters in Court: Understanding Best Practices offers the theoretical tools for understanding, applying and articulating the various roles and functions undertaken by sign language interpreters in court.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1425923410
• ISBN13: 9781425923419
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"