Qualitative Research in Education
Vol. 13 No. 3 : June
The Author(s) 2024

Elucidation & Sign Language (SL) on Arabian Media-Telecast (AMT): Perception of Deaf Community Members (DCM) in Iraq

Dr. Omar Abbas Naithel

Abstract

Being part of a language minority ought not to serve as an excuse to deny people their right to obtain learning. Despite sharing a same cultural and linguistic background with the hearing impaired population, the Deaf society has barriers to communication via mainstream media like open-signal broadcasting. In order to come up with well-rounded solutions that address the demands of the Deaf Society, this issue was studied from their perspective. The goal was to find out how the Arabian Deaf Society felt about the ASL interpretations shown on Iraqi open signal TV stations. Individuals from Baghdad, Iraq's Deaf Society Centers have been the samples involved in this qualitative research. A translator who was acquainted to all of the respondents was present for the joint sessions. Findings reveal that members of the Deaf society feel underrepresented when thinking of both the quantity and placement of mediators on television. On account of the limited range of shows that are translated and the hiring of interpreting professionals who fail to appropriately transmit the content, the individuals questioned said that the Deaf Society feels isolated and mocked. A greater education of translators is also necessary, according to them, in areas like language variety, machine learning algorithms use, and sequencing. Finally, the researchers take into account the results and their interpretations to advocate for inclusive and equitable strategies that would help close the knowledge exposure deficit for Baghdad's Deaf Society Centers.

Keywords

Deaf Society, Language experts, LSI, NISII, ASL

Literature Review

Conclusion

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