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The Necessity of Offering Sign Language Interpretation as an Academic Concentration in Bti Program in China

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DOI: 10.25236/ICHCAD.2019.168

Author(s)

Ting Yang

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Ting Yang

Abstract

This paper clarifies the necessity of offering this academic direction in BTI program from the following several aspects: the limited ability of vocational education and the training courses, the similarities between sign language interpretation and spoken language interpretation, the incomplete understanding of “interpretation” and isolated research on “sign language interpretation” and the benefits of offering this academic direction in BTI program concerning the professionalization of sign language interpretation.

Keywords

Sign Language Interpretation; Bti Program; Academic Concentration; China