Images of the Interpreter
*Like a machine
*Like a window
*Like a bridge
*Like a telephone line
First Things First
*Basic Terms
*Pre-requisite Knowledge and Skills
-Physically, mentally, and emotionally able
-Non-distractive physical characteristics
-Professional and personal integrity
-Linguistically capable to do the task
-General cultural and interpersonal skills
-Cultural and interpersonal knowledge and skills related to interpreting
-Awareness of and strategies for dealing with the constraints of the above
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Looking At What We Do
*The output
-Interpretation - The process of changing a message from one language to another, conveying all essential elements of meaning and maintaining dynamic equivalence
-Transliteration (word for word) - The process of changing a message expressed in one language and into a code of the same language
e.g.
ASL ---> ASL
English ---> Cued Speech, Morse Code, Braille, Rochester Method, Signed English, CASE, SEE1, SEE2
(Briden-Brinks)
*Please note: Transliteration - you do not sign "translate" because translation means changing a message from the frozen form of one language into the frozen form of another language; this is an emerging field for Deaf individuals (e.g. videotaped translations of textbooks, plays and poems) (SYWTBAI, p. 444) e.g. written English --->translate ---> written French
*The form of the output
(Roni's note here.....No info found yet)
*The part of the process being performed
-Sign to Voice
-Voice to Sign
-English to ASL
-ASL to English
-Settings vs. Text (Roni's note here...what does this means???)
-International Sign
(Briden-Brinks)
*Please note: The first two parts above are in hearing interpreters' domain, however deaf interpreters is not mandated to perform in these domains as part of CDI's certification.
*Recipients of the service being provided
-Consumers or Clients
*Location where the work is provided
-Settings and number of clients
*Area of work
*One-on-one
*Small group
*Large group
(Briden-Brinks)
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