Training Literacy Skills through Sign Language
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Sign Language Interpreters’ Training
Nowadays, the evolution of technology and the increasing use of computers gave the opportunity for developing new methods of education of deaf individuals and sign language interpreters. The e-learning environments that have been developed for the education of sign language provide web-based courses, designed to effectively teach to anyone the Sign Language. Recognizing the difficulties and bar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Deafness & Education International
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1464-3154,1557-069X
DOI: 10.1179/1557069x14y.0000000037