So You Want To Be An Interpreter? Flashcards

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Mediating Cultures

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Enables citizens from differing cultural and linguistic communities yo come together to foster personal interaction, communication, and understanding.

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Emotive Value

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Indicates Sarcasm, loss, passiveness; an entire range of emotional meaning.

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Context

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The meaning of things in any language are missed unless you have an understanding of culture and language

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World View

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What a person knows about the world around them

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Back channeling

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Subtle, responses from a listener (inquiry, confusion, comprehension, etc.)

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Back channeling

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Subtle, responses from a listener (inquiry, confusion, comprehension, etc.)

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Turn Taking

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Be aware of cultural rules

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Turn Taking

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Be aware of cultural rules

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ASL modality

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Visual and spatial language, time oriented, feeling concepts. (how this is applied to interpreting)

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ASL modality

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Visual and spatial language, time oriented, feeling concepts. (how this is applied to interpreting)

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Bilingualism

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“native like control of two languages”

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Bilingualism

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“native like control of two languages”

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Miscue

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Lack of equivalence between source language and target language.

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pre linguistic formulation

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When two or more people engage in conversation to “get used to peoples styles” (pre-assignment work)

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pre linguistic formulation

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When two or more people engage in conversation to “get used to peoples styles” (pre-assignment work)

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Prosodic features

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The combination of accents, “rhythm,” Tone, etc. ASL = body movements, speed of signing, sign formation, pacing and pausing.

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Prosodic features

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The combination of accents, “rhythm,” Tone, etc. ASL = body movements, speed of signing, sign formation, pacing and pausing.

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Stakeholders

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Individuals or group that has any interest in any decision or activity of an organization. (clients)

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Translation

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Working frozen text for one language to another

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Translation

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Working frozen text for one language to another

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Transliterating

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Taking SL meaning, goal, and intent and expressing it in the message in a different mode in the same language.

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C - Language

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Someone who has picked up utterances and simple phrases in a language that is not their first

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dDeaf plus

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People who are deaf and have other disabilities

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dDeaf plus

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People who are deaf and have other disabilities

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Intervenors

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Trained individuals who work with the dead blind, guiding them, around. Trained in tactile ASL, Tacoma, palm printing in order to meet their communication needs.

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Tadoma

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A method of communicating with the blind and deaf. Their hands are placed over the lips of the speaker

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Tadoma

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A method of communicating with the blind and deaf. Their hands are placed over the lips of the speaker

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Where do interpreters work?

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Just about anywhere

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Where do interpreters work?

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Just about anywhere

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Full time vs Part time

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Depends on the populous of the deaf community in the area/ the type of work you do.

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Full time vs Part time

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Depends on the populous of the deaf community in the area/ the type of work you do.

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VRI/VRS

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Areas for remote interpreting (make connections now!)

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Interpreting Agencies

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Rare to start here, unless exceptional. often offer jobs to freelancers.

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Attend

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Go to as many workshops, trainings, and learning opportunities.

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Network

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Mingle, Chat, introduce yourself. get known!

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Network

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Mingle, Chat, introduce yourself. get known!

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Join

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Become a member - Join local and national interpreting organizations.

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Mentor

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Find a mentor for your language or interpreting. give back to your mentors with lunch. (build connections)

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(RID) Privacy

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Interpreters will adhere to standards of confidential communication

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(RID) Competence

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Interpreters possess the professional skills and knowledge required for the specific interpreting situation

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(RID)Boundaries

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Interpreters conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the specific interpreting situation

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(RID) Respect

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Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers

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(RID) Teamwork

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Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns, and students of the profession

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(RID) Professionalism

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Interpreters maintain ethical business practices

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(RID) Self Evolution

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Interpreters engage in professional development

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(CASLI) Professional accountability

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Accepting responsibility for professional decisions and actions.

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(CASLI) Professional competence

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Committing to provide quality professional service throughout ones practice.

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(CASLI) Non - Discrimination

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Approaching professional service with respect and cultural sensitivity.

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Integrity in business practice

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Dealing honestly and ethically in all business practices.

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(CASLI) Integrity in professional relationships

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Dealing honestly and fairly with consumers and colleagues.

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Deontological

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Adherence to preordained rules

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Morality

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principles of right and wrong as defined by culture or society; codified, they are most often called laws or ordinances

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Teleological

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An approach to ethical reasoning that “Is focused on the outcomes or consequences of one’s decisions”

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WASLi (The World Association of Sign Language Interpreters)

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An international organization that represents signed language interpreters

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WFD (The World Federation of the Deaf)

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Instrumental in bringing interpreters together and holds conferences every four years.

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European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli)

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Hold yearly conferences throughout Europe and these are attended not only by those members living in Europe, but those from other countries as well.

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Memo of Understanding (MOU)

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WASLI and WFD signed a Memo of Understanding in 2007, and this cooperation agreement was then updated in 2017. Those agreements spell out the Clear mandates for both organizations

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD)

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Addresses Deaf peoples rights to participate in all aspects of society, including education, justice, government, and culture; sign language is addressed in several of the articles.

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International Federation of Translators (FIT)

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A federation if national associations of spoken language interpreters, translators, and terminologists, rather than individual members.

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The International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)

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A professional association of conference interpreters and functions as a professional association and as a trade union.

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Critical Link

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Organization hosts international conferences and other stakeholders in the delivery of community/ public service interpreting.

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Red T

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Protects the lives and interests of linguists, interpreters, translators and journalists that work in conflict zones.

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International Sign

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WASLI requires interpreters to have more than two spoken languages and or to signed languages.

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Paralinguistics

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The auditory, visual or physical elements associated with signed or spoken languages, which convert additional information above and beyond the words spoken.

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Processing Time

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Time used by an interpreter to complete the analysis of SL to TL

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Dynamic Equivalence

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Maintaining the speakers intended impact on the audience.