Service learning in interpreter education : strategies for extending student involvement in the deaf community /

Institutions of higher learning around the nation have embraced the concept of student civic engagement as part of their curricula, a movement that has spurred administrators in various fields to initiate programs as part of their disciplines. In response, sign language interpreting educators are at...

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Main Author: Shaw, Sherry
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Gallaudet University Press, 2013
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Forewords / Janice Humphrey, Eileen Forestal
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Foundations of service-learning. Conceptual framework : learning in the context of social capital and spatial theory ; Modifying the curriculum : alliance with the deaf community
  • Implementing service-learning. Course development : logistics and structure ; Forming partnerships : strength-based assessment, feasibility, and sustainability ; Student orientation : tolerating ambiguity, overcoming resistance, and completing the learning cycle ; Teaching academic reflection ; Evaluating service-learning
  • Stakeholder perspectives, program spotlights, and resources. Deaf community perspectives : reciprocity and collaboration ; Student perspectives : personal and professional impact / Tara Brown-Ogilvie, Lee Godbold, Tyree Joyner, D'Andra Parsons, Antoinette Rodi, and Kristen Willbur ; Case studies in service-learning : program spotlights / Len Roberson
  • Annotated bibliography
  • Appendix A : Sample syllabus for embedded course
  • Appendix B : Sample agreement form
  • Appendix C : Program of study with separate service-learning courses.