Practice Of Providing Sign Language Interpretation At Black Lion Secondary School In Addis Ababa

The purpose of this research was to investigate and assess interpreters’ sign language interpreting practice at Black Lion secondary in school, Addis Ababa. The study used qualitative case study research design, using interviews, focus group discussion and observation as data collection tools. Participants of the study includes selected purposefully three sign language interpreters, four teachers, six Deaf students, one special need professional and school principal. The findings of the study indicated that the interpreters were working in the school without any formal training, enough knowledge how to interpret, lack of monthly salary for their interpreting work, poor communication between the teachers and deaf students without having sign language interpreter and the absence of support from the ministry of education and other non government of organization in order to facilitate their interpreting work. All were found to be major problems. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher recommended measures that can ease the problem by providing of sign language training, evaluating of interpreters certificate of interpreting before they employed in the school, improving of enough budget for interpreters annual payment and providing of support from the school management and ministry of education in order to improve their interpreting performance.

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