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Sign
Language Diagnostician and Assessment
Training in England, May, 1999.
On May 18 - 21, 1999 Sign Languages International, Ltd.,
hosted a Diagnostic Assessment course at Hengrave Hall near Bury St. Edmund in the
Suffolk area of England. This page reflects the surroundings and spirit of the group which
had participants from England, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The
Netherlands, Sweden, and The United States.
The purpose of the seminar was to train participants in the
area of diagnostic assessment of Sign Language interpretation. A unique aspect of the
sessions included assessing interpretations rendered in the spoken and Sign languages of
each country.
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Hengrave Hall was the site of the Sign Language and Diagnostician and
Assessment course from May 18-21, 1999. Hosted by Sign Languages International.
(SLILearn@aol.com) |
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This is one of the buildings located next to Hengrave Hall.
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This is one of the smaller buildings located on the grounds of Hengrave
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Participants in the Diagnostic Assessment Course
Nine countries were represented; England, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Germany, Hungary,
Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, and The United States. |

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This is the Summer House on the grounds of Hengrave Hall. Working sessions
were held here to discuss interpreting tasks. |
| A lull in the activities shows a group determined to complete the tasks
offered by the lead instructor, Dennis Cokely, USA. |
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This was the pub area in which major discussions of global importance took
place as well as the singing of camp fire songs. |
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Dr. Dennis Cokely making a point during his presentation at Hengrave Hall. |
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