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Frank J. Harrington

Address University of Central Lancashire Livesey 218 Preston, PR1 2HE Telephone +44 (0)1772-893107 (Voice/Text) Position Senior Lecturer (Deaf Studies), Course Leader (Postgraduate Diploma in English/BSL Interpreting) Email fjharrington@uclan.ac.uk

Frank Harrington, Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies, first joined the team in 1997 as a project officer for a study backed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. He is a Qualified BSL/English Interpreter and is course leader for the Postgraduate Diploma in BSL/English Interpreting.  He teaches in the areas of Interpreting & Translation and Social Policy, as well as contributing to the BA(hons) Religion, Culture and Society.  He is Deaf Studies research co-ordinator, and his own research interests are in the areas of Interpreting & Translation, Social Policy and Discourse Analysis.  He is currently reading for a PhD in Religious Studies, exploring the changing nature of the Roman Catholic church in the 21st Century.

Selected Publications

Harrington, F. J. & Turner, G. H. (2001) Interpreting Interpreting: Studies & Reflections on Sign Language Interpreting. Douglas McLean; Coleford. Pp Xix + 222. ISBN 0-946252-48-3.

Traynor, N., Harrington, F., Quinn, G. & Turner, G. H. (2001) 'Whose life is it anyway? The impact of language and communication change on the provision of mental health services'. In Hjortso, T., von der Lieth, L. & Carlsen, C. (eds.) Mental Health Services for Deaf People: A world wide perspective. ESMHD: Copenhagen. 413-419. ISBN: 87-987218-5-2.
Atherton, M., Gregg, A., Harrington, F., Laugesen, C., Quinn, G., Traynor, N. & Turner, G. H. (2002) Addressing communication disadvantage: D/deaf people with Minimal Language Skills. Final report to Deafway/Community Fund. UCLAN pp 132.

Traynor, N. & Harrington, F. J. (2003) BSL/English Interpreting in higher education: is access to the university curriculum a reality for deaf students? In Galloway, C. & Young, A. (eds.) Deafness and Education in the UK: Research Perspectives. Whurr: London. 205-219.

Harrington, F.J. (2005) A Study of the Complex nature of Interpreting with Deaf Students in Higher Education. in Metzger, M. and Fleetwood, E. (eds) Attitudes, Innuendo, and Regulators: Challenges of Interpretation, Gallaudet University Press: Washington. 163-188