What is the Sign Communication Proficiency Interview?
The SCPI is a conversational approach to sign language
communications skill assessment. The SCPI permits interview content
to vary according to the job responsibilities, background, and
interests of each person interviewed. The goal of the SCPI is to
assess how well people are able to use sign language for their
communication needs, and, as appropriate, to assist people in
development of their sign language communication skills.
The SCPI involves a one-to-one conversation between the interviewer
and candidate/interviewee, with each interviewee videotaped and
subsequently rated independently by SCPI raters. The basis for
ratings is the SCPI Rating Scale, a standard scale based on a highly
skilled, knowledgeable native/native-like signer. The SCPI assesses
American Sign Language as it is used among skilled sign language
communicators in the United States. This use includes the full range
of ASL from pure, linguistic descriptions of ASL to English
influenced signing.
Note: This assessment may also be referred to as the SLPI [Sign Language Proficiency Interview]. The name has changed from SLPI to SCPI and then back to SLPI.
See: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/sites/rit.edu.ntid/files/slpi/FAQSLPIHistory.pdf
For more information about this assessment, see: https://www.rit.edu/ntid/slpi
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