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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear Ingvild<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In our interpreting program in Utrecht , the Netherlands, we
have a four year bachelor program for your point 1-4. We also offer a 2 year,
parttime, master program in Deaf Studies and (first deree) teacher of SL.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But for speech-to-text interpreting, we have a different route;
we offer a two year Associate degree, in which the students learn (basic) NGT (Dutch
sign language) and Sign supported Dutch, but on the whole they spend two years
on learning to type at speech rate on a Veyboard. If they want to, they can
continue to become an NGT interpreter in two additional years, so also, in all,
a 4-year study. Most students take the regular route, however. We have started
this AD in 2007, so no alumni yet….<br>
Regular NGT interpreters don’t do speech-to-text interpreter, we have special interpreters
for this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>If you want more specific information on the content of the
program, contact me and I will pass you message on to my colleagues who
coordinate this course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hope this helps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Beppie v.d. Bogaerde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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slling-l-bounces@majordomo.valenciacc.edu
[mailto:slling-l-bounces@majordomo.valenciacc.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ingvild
Roald<br>
<b>Sent:</b> dinsdag 19 februari 2008 12:12<br>
<b>To:</b> Terps-l@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> SLLING-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [SLLING-L] interpreters as typists - question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Here in Norway, interpreters are trained for three years at a
college. After completing their education, they are supposed to:<br>
<br>
1) master Norwegian Sign Language (NTS)<br>
2) interpret between NTS and spoken Norwegian (for Deaf persons)<br>
3) interpret between signed Norwegian and spoken Norwegian (for deafened or HH
persons)<br>
4) interpret between tactile NTS and spoken Norwegian (for deaf-and-blind
persons)<br>
<br>
5) and to type in real time from spoken Norwegian to written Norwegian, either
full text or a text adapted to the Norwegian language reading level of the
persons requiring the service. This is mostly done during conferences, but also
for lectures and sometimes for one person during a guided tour somewhere.<br>
<br>
My questions are regarding the last required task:<br>
<br>
a) is this normally a task for SL-interpreters?<br>
<br>
b) the persons who do this real time typing, how are they trained?<br>
<br>
As I am connected to one of the colleges giving this education, I am interested
in answers from all over the world. We are concerned about this training and
demand, but we need knowledge to support a change.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Ingvild Roald, dr. philos<br>
<br>
senior advisor<br>
Statped Vest / University College of Bergen,<br>
Bergen,<br>
Norway</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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