CH8

Question 1

What determines an the following for an interpreter?

• Sees their clients, their roles, and the role ofthe interpreter
• Views ASL/English and Deaf/hearing norma and rules of interaction
• Interprets the tenet in the professional Code of Ethics and uses the power inherent in the position of interpreter

Answer 1

One’s Philosophical Frame

Question 2

List the first 4 philosophical frames of interpreting

Answer 2

• Helper philosophy
• Conduit or Machine philosophy
• Language facilitation philosophy
• Biligual-bicultural philosophy

Question 3

When was RID estalished

Answer 3

1964

Question 4

What do interpreters of the helper and conduit frame engage in

Answer 4

• views Deaf people as handicapped, may be overly involved-stepping out of the interpreter role
• ‘quantity over quality’, Deaf people can and should take care of themselves. ‘Robot-like’

Question 5

What do interpreters of the communication facilitation frame engage in

Answer 5

similar to conduit model with more understanding of appropriate lighting, background, placement, etc.

Question 6

What do interpreters of the Bilingual-bicultural(bi-bi) frame engage in

Answer 6

more sensitive to physical communication dynamics, place themselves in the space accordingly, are keenly aware of language/culture/social interaction/schema differences between the parties

Question 7

list 3 reasons linguistic and cultural adaptations are made

Answer 7

• Linguistic need
• Cultural need
• Difference in experiential frame

Question 8

WORD OF CAUTION NOTE

Answer 8

There is a fine line between expanding or reducing source elements to provide a cultural and linguistic equivalent and slipping back to the helper framework

Question 9

Whichmodel holds verbatim interpretations

Answer 9

conduit model

Question 10

Do interpreters changetheir frame of interpreting at the request of the Deaf consumer?

Answer 10

Yes they should have flexibility to fit the consumer’s communicational needs