Making learning accessible for sign language interpreters: a process of change

Author: Napier, Jemina

Source: Educational Action Research, Volume 13, Number 4, December 2005 , pp. 505-524(20)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

<p>This article outlines an innovative project conducted at Macquarie University, in order to instigate a change in the delivery of the Postgraduate Diploma in Auslan/English Interpreting. This is the first reported educational change project focusing on the training of sign language interpreters. The goal of the project was to research and develop a new curriculum, and delivery mode for the program so that it could be offered in external (distance) mode, and therefore made accessible to potential students from all over Australia. Action research was used to guide the process as it provided a framework for evaluation. The project demonstrates that interpreters can be trained effectively using a blended approach to distance education, and that action research can be used as an effective approach to the implementation of educational change in an emerging field.</p>

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09650790500200302

Affiliations: 1: Macquarie University, Australia

Publication date: 2005-12-01