Removing barriers and building bridges: American deaf interns teaching Chinese deaf children

Two deaf American student-teaching M.A. candidates did an internship at a s chool for the Deaf in China. This was the first such internship ever done i n China. Critical procedures for establishing international internships are described; cultural and educational experiences and the accommodations mad e to guarantee the success of such internships are analyzed, including issu es related to communication modality, educational philosophy, expectations for deaf learners, and teaching methods. The views of both interns, and tho se of two teacher educators, one American and one Chinese, are included.