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"Sign Language Interpreter Education in Uganda" | Chapter summary
Chapter authors: Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, Goedele A. M. De Clerck, Dorothy Lule, John Buyinza, and Graham H. Turner
From “International Perspectives on Sign Language Translator and Interpreter Education”
Edited by Jemina Napier, Stacey Webb, and Robert Adam
Published by Gallaudet University Press
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Transcript:
Sign Language Translation and Interpretation (SLTI) studies in multilingual sub-Saharan Africa are emerging disciplines. However, it is still an invisible phenomenon for many African multilingual and multicultural communities.
This chapter presents sign language translation and interpreter education in Uganda, tracing the origin and its maintenance over 23 years since its establishment in 2002.
The lack of degree programs in SLTI was observed as a drawback for the services at the academic level. Due to increasing demand, a shift in developing bachelor's and master’s degree programs is discussed in this chapter.
Specifically, the chapter discusses the need for professional trainees to strengthen their qualification in the provision of quality SLTI services in different settings of life, given the multilingual and multicultural nature of Ugandan society.
Find out more at https://gupress.gallaudet.edu/internationalperspectives
"Sign Language Interpreter Education in Uganda" | Chapter summary
Chapter authors: Sam Lutalo-Kiingi, Goedele A. M. De Clerck, Dorothy Lule, John Buyinza, and Graham H. Turner
From “International Perspectives on Sign Language Translator and Interpreter Education”
Edited by Jemina Napier, Stacey Webb, and Robert Adam
Published by Gallaudet University Press
**This video may not be repurposed or incorporated into other works in any way without the express written consent of the signer and the chapter authors.**
Visual description: A man in a blue shirt stands in front of a brick wall.
Transcript:
Sign Language Translation and Interpretation (SLTI) studies in multilingual sub-Saharan Africa are emerging disciplines. However, it is still an invisible phenomenon for many African multilingual and multicultural communities.
This chapter presents sign language translation and interpreter education in Uganda, tracing the origin and its maintenance over 23 years since its establishment in 2002.
The lack of degree programs in SLTI was observed as a drawback for the services at the academic level. Due to increasing demand, a shift in developing bachelor's and master’s degree programs is discussed in this chapter.
Specifically, the chapter discusses the need for professional trainees to strengthen their qualification in the provision of quality SLTI services in different settings of life, given the multilingual and multicultural nature of Ugandan society.
