Practices on providing sign language Interpretation at Minilik II Preparatory School
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2014-11
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Addis Ababa University
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The main purpose of this study was assessing the practices of sign language
interpretation in one of the preparatory school found in Addis which serves
deaf students together. To achieve the objective this study, data were
collected from 6 interpreters, 3 coordinators, 53 hearing impaired students
and 6 of their teachers who attended the school when the research has
done. The data gathered was analyzed and interpreted with the qualitative
methods. The finding indicated that there is no encouraging classroom
setting and fruitful educational interpreting services. These in turn had
created communication gaps and the students’ gradually had lost academic
satisfaction. Based on this the researcher recommended measures that can
ease the problem by improving classroom setting and interaction, enhancing
the awareness and capacity of teachers, students, interpreters and families,
as well as place and strengthen support and monitoring and evaluation
system
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Minilik II Preparatory School