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This degree offers preparation for interpreters who want to become teachers of interpreting with a focus on teaching and active learning. The field of interpreting education is facing a challenge in educating qualified interpreters who are an integral part of the access needed by deaf and hearing-impaired Americans. Many faculty teaching American Sign Language/English interpreting are recruited solely because they are skilled practitioners of interpreting and not because of their skills as teachers. Since the need for interpreting programs was recognized, they have proliferated from a very few in 1989 to more than 150 programs around the U.S. in 2009. In 2003, the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf resolved that all prospective interpreters would need to hold a BA degree prior to standing for professional certification. The Conference of Interpreter Trainers recently moved to support this requirement. The resulting shift from primarily AA and AAS programs to BA programs will require that faculty have the academic credentials to teach in these advanced programs. Northeastern's M.Ed-IP program is the first program of its kind specifically designed to meet this need.

The MIP is primarily offered at a distance using Web-based courses. Optional study institutes and other face-to-face opportunities are available at different times throughout the program. Students take the education courses offered either concurrently or sequentially, with the field-specific courses related to teaching interpreting.

This program is offered through Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies (CPS). If you would like to read more, please click here to visit the Master of Education Interpreting Pedagogy page.

You can also visit the CPS website for financial aid information.

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NEW! Final Phase II Report on Deaf Consumer National Needs Assessment and a Comparison Report on Phases I and II of the Deaf Consumer Needs Assessments Released Click here to read about our needs assessments>> NEW!

NEW! 2nd National Needs Assessment for Interpreter Education Centers released! If you're the leader of an IEP and didn't get an invitation, please contact Sarah Snow immediately. NEW!

NEW! Online course available for interpreters! Please click here to read about the new Introduction to Video Interpreting course being taught by Dr. Rico Peterson>> NEW!

NEW! Two new programs of study opening for interpreters and interpreter educators at Northeastern University! The first Program of Study is intended for interpreters interested in working in video settings. Click here to find out more about the Interpreting in Video Settings Program>> The second Program of Study is intended for current educators of interpreting. Click here to read about the Teaching Interpreting Skills Program>> NEW!

The Critical Link 6: Interpreting in a Changing Landscape
The 6th International Conference presented by Critical Link will be held July 26-30th, 2010 in Birmingham, UK. Please click here to visit their website for more information.

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Needs Assessments
The Deaf Consumer Needs Assessment Report serves as a starting point for understanding the current and projected needs of deaf consumers as they relate to the availability, quality and overall use of interpreter services. The Phase I Deaf Consumer Needs Assessment effort was designed as only the first in a series of on-going activities planned by NCIEC to collect input from deaf consumers. The Phase II Deaf Consumer Needs Assessment is being conducted now across the country in face to face interviews with Deaf Consumers.

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The National Center is charged with a leadership role in identifying effective practices, both existing and those to emerge through NCIEC projects and activities. The goal is to identify effective practices and produce guidelines, benchmarks, milestones and assessment measures to guide others in future replications of, and improvements to, those practices.

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