These projects give interpreters access to professional, academic, peer-reviewed research articles about Sign Language and the Deaf community in a variety of settings; as well as a quick half-page guide on "How to Read a Research Article" to maximize your learning experience.
Each topic 'bundle' has different set of 2-4 articles of varied lengths on a shared topic (medical, linguistics, etc). Topics are listed in the title & project description. When you register for a specific bundle, you will be sent all the articles and the worksheet to complete your short answers after reading each article. The average reading page count for each project (all the articles combined) is 24 total reading pages.
RESEARCH REVIEW BUNDLES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
Choices available in the drop down menu:
MEDICAL INTERPRETING TOPICS:
Bundle #1: Deaf Patient Utilization & Health Care Literature in ASL for Interpreters
This bundle is a literature review of research done to examine how Deaf adults use the health care system differently than hearing adults, and looks at the effects of one clinic offering health literature in ASL for better accessibility and it's impact on health literacy. (2 articles, 24 pages total) $60,. 0.8 PS CEUs
Bundle #2: Deaf Patient Communication Barriers & Elderly Deaf Experiences for Interpreters
This bundle collects data from Deaf patients about their experiences, frustrations, and specific needs when working with hearing health care providers. One article is specifically from the Elderly Deaf patient perspective. (3 articles) $60, 0.8 PS CEUs
Bundle #3: The Deaf Patient-Hearing Doctor Relationship for Interpreters
These 5 short research articles describe the barriers Deaf patients see in establishing meaningful relationships with their doctors and providers, which, in turn, impacts how they use the health care system. (5 articles) $60, 0.8 PS CEUs
Bundles #4: Doctor Training & Research within the Deaf Community for Interpreters
These articles look at how we train physicians to be culturally competent when working with Deaf patients, and how to engage in ethical research practices within the Deaf community as hearing scientists. (4 articles) $60, 0.8 PS CEUs
LINGUISTICS & INTERPRETING TOPICS:
Bundle #1: Examining Formal Semantics in Signed Languages for Interpreters
These two articles compare and contrast signed languages, including ASL, ISL, NS, and CSL with spoken languages to break down specific aspects of their grammatical structures. $60, 0.8 PS CEUs
Bundle #2: The Phonology of Signed Languages for Interpreters
This single article explores complex areas of sign language phonology, includes comparisons between ASL, BSL and Italian Sign Language with non-signing gestures. This article will be the most value to those who have taken a formal ASL linguistics course. $60, 0.8 PS CEUs
All project curriculum is copyrighted by iCEU Central, LLC. All RID CEUs are overseen & administered by RID CMP Sponsor: Ginevra Deianni.
A Note about CEU calculations: CEUs are calculated at a passive-learning 2:1 time-to-CEU ratio per RID rules for CMP Activities of this genre, but each projects allots for a slow academic-reading pace and at least two full read-throughs per article, due to the academic nature of these projects. If you have any questions about the time calculations or pre-approved CEU amounts, please contact RID CMP Sponsor: Ginevra Deianni at manager@iceucentral.com.