New Book Release: Sign Language Interpreting - Theory and practice in Australia and New Zealand
Written by Dr. Jemina Napier, Dr. Rachel Locker McKee and Della Goswell, this book provides an overview of the sign language interpreting profession in both countries.
 Sign language interpreters, service providers and educators will be familiar with American texts on the sign language interpreting profession, which make excellent reading and worthwhile teaching resources. Nevertheless, much of the information in these is specific to the American professional and training environment.
As sign language interpreter educators, the authors' aim is to extend the range of local texts available, so this introductory Australian/ New Zealand interpreting textbook will complement existing materials.
This book provides an overview of the sign language interpreting profession in Australia and New Zealand, detailing theoretical and applied aspects of the field. It includes discussion of the interpreting process, the role of the interpreter, professionalism and ethics, as well as the challenges and strategies for working in a variety of different settings, with consideration given to some specialist interpreting skills. Each chapter guides readers through some of the key issues in the profession, and provides thought questions as a reflective tool.
This text will be a valuable resource for sign language and interpreting students, interpreters entering the profession, and a reference book for sign language interpreter practitioners, trainers and researchers.
CONTENTS
Introduction
The Interpreting Process
Language skills and knowledge
Interpreter competencies and attributes
Role, ethics and professional practice
Communication dynamics and demands
Interpreting settings
Specialised interpreting skills
Interpreting in Maori settings
Working conditions and professional practices Introduction The Interpreting Process Language skills and knowledge Interpreter competencies and attributes Role, ethics and professional practice Communication dynamics and demands Interpreting settings Specialised interpreting skills Interpreting in Maori settings Working conditions and professional practices
REVIEWS
From the Foreword
This book is water to a parched earth. The need for multicultural, evidence-based texts on interpretation is significant. This volume not only addresses the general field of interpretation, it explicates the local context, and it also includes recent research and trends in practice as reflected in international professional literature.
The authors of this book bring together a rich set of resources, knowledge, skills and experience. Further, they are each actively, respectfully and meaningfully involved in the communities Australasian interpreters are likely to be working with.
The practical and the theoretical are nicely married in this text by authors who are wise teachers, fine researchers, excellent practitioners and women of integrity. Students, working interpreters and teachers of interpretation will find this book a valuable resource.
We are so fortunate to have such a fine tool at our disposal, filled with useful and sophisticated information, yet accessible even to those who are just beginning their studies. From recent entrant into training to advanced interpreter with a great deal of experience in the field, this book will offer many benefits and is sure to become a necessary volume in every interpreter's library.
Sharon Neumann Solow, ASL & international Sign Interpreter, Interpreter, Educator & Consultant
This is in many ways a pioneering book, addressing as it does the subject of sign language interpreting from an Australasian perspective... There are relatively few books written on this topic so whilst students will find it invaluable, it will also be useful to everyone interested in this area of work, both from Australasia and beyond. There is no doubt that this is an important contribution to our knowledge of sign language interpreting worldwide.
Liz Scott Gibson, Director, Deaf Action, Edinburgh and President, World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
This book is the first such book published in Australia and New Zealand, and will benefit training courses. It will surely enhance the quality of these courses, both at the vocational training and university levels. It will also be a valuable resource for professionals and consumers alike...
Robert Adam, Life Member and Past President of the Australian Association of the Deaf
Published 31 January 2006
Publisher The Federation Press
Paperback/250pp
ISBN 1862875839
Australian RRP $49.95
Direct Price $45.00
International Price $45.00
For more information visit:
http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=1862875839
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