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What is the difference between a translator and an interpreter?
What is the difference between a translator and an interpreter?
Translator works in written mode with delayed delivery, while an interpreter works in oral mode in real time.
Which interpreting type involves rendering spoken or signed information from a source language to a target language in oral form?
Which interpreting type involves rendering spoken or signed information from a source language to a target language in oral form?
In interpreting, attitude and register are not considered important aspects to convey from the source language to the target language.
In interpreting, attitude and register are not considered important aspects to convey from the source language to the target language.
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In consecutive interpreting, the interpreter waits for the speaker to finish a sentence or an idea, and then renders the speaker's words into the ______ language.
In consecutive interpreting, the interpreter waits for the speaker to finish a sentence or an idea, and then renders the speaker's words into the ______ language.
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What is a culture bump?
What is a culture bump?
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In which type of culture is direct communication more prevalent?
In which type of culture is direct communication more prevalent?
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In a high context culture, non-verbal communication plays a significant role.
In a high context culture, non-verbal communication plays a significant role.
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In achieving cultures, status is accorded based on ___________.
In achieving cultures, status is accorded based on ___________.
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What is the main difference between consecutive and simultaneous interpreting?
What is the main difference between consecutive and simultaneous interpreting?
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Simultaneous interpreting allows for extensive cultural mediation.
Simultaneous interpreting allows for extensive cultural mediation.
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Dialogue interpreting involves '______-mediated communication in spontaneous face-to-face interaction'.
Dialogue interpreting involves '______-mediated communication in spontaneous face-to-face interaction'.
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What is the 'presumption of invisibility' in interpreting?
What is the 'presumption of invisibility' in interpreting?
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Match the following types of interpreting with their respective settings:
Match the following types of interpreting with their respective settings:
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What does a community interpreter help with?
What does a community interpreter help with?
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Which skills are required in dialogue interpreting?
Which skills are required in dialogue interpreting?
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Interpreters and mediators always have clear, distinct roles.
Interpreters and mediators always have clear, distinct roles.
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Community interpreters assist people who do not speak the societal __________ well enough to enable them to access services.
Community interpreters assist people who do not speak the societal __________ well enough to enable them to access services.
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What is the main focus of constructive conflict in negotiations?
What is the main focus of constructive conflict in negotiations?
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What does BATNA stand for in negotiations?
What does BATNA stand for in negotiations?
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Linguistic asymmetry in business negotiations can lead to misunderstandings.
Linguistic asymmetry in business negotiations can lead to misunderstandings.
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___ cues are features of linguistic form that contribute to signaling contextual presuppositions.
___ cues are features of linguistic form that contribute to signaling contextual presuppositions.
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In high-context cultures like Chinese and Japanese, conflict is often seen as:
In high-context cultures like Chinese and Japanese, conflict is often seen as:
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What article in the AITI Code of Ethics emphasizes the duty to act with probity and dignity?
What article in the AITI Code of Ethics emphasizes the duty to act with probity and dignity?
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Conversation analysis focuses on various types of interactions such as police interviews, doctor-patient communication, and business negotiations.
Conversation analysis focuses on various types of interactions such as police interviews, doctor-patient communication, and business negotiations.
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CA is the study of recorded, naturally occurring _____-in-interaction.
CA is the study of recorded, naturally occurring _____-in-interaction.
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According to Hall (1989), what is considered more important than job completion?
According to Hall (1989), what is considered more important than job completion?
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What concept is very broadly identified with low and high context?
What concept is very broadly identified with low and high context?
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In Anglo-American culture, someone can say something while someone else is speaking.
In Anglo-American culture, someone can say something while someone else is speaking.
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Translation transference is the process of transferring a source language word to a target language text as a __________ procedure.
Translation transference is the process of transferring a source language word to a target language text as a __________ procedure.
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Match the translation procedures with their descriptions:
Match the translation procedures with their descriptions:
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What determined the satisfaction score on the GP patient survey?
What determined the satisfaction score on the GP patient survey?
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What was missing in the call to a double-glazing company according to Stokoe?
What was missing in the call to a double-glazing company according to Stokoe?
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What is the topic of Elizabeth Stokoe's lecture?
What is the topic of Elizabeth Stokoe's lecture?
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What do conversation analysts do?
What do conversation analysts do?
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How does Stokoe define the phenomenon in the healthcare setting?
How does Stokoe define the phenomenon in the healthcare setting?
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What term does ISO 13611:2014 use to define healthcare interpreters?
What term does ISO 13611:2014 use to define healthcare interpreters?
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What metaphor does Stokoe use to describe difficulties in communication?
What metaphor does Stokoe use to describe difficulties in communication?
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According to the insight of conversation analysis (CA), talk is...
According to the insight of conversation analysis (CA), talk is...
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What is a major responsibility on the mediator in healthcare settings?
What is a major responsibility on the mediator in healthcare settings?
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In most countries, medical institutions are required by law to provide professional interpreting services.
In most countries, medical institutions are required by law to provide professional interpreting services.
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Can we observe a certain pattern used to make questions about a relationship history in a speed-date context more effective?
Can we observe a certain pattern used to make questions about a relationship history in a speed-date context more effective?
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What is the main focus of Conversation Analysis?
What is the main focus of Conversation Analysis?
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What are the main symbols used to represent intonation units in conversation transcription?
What are the main symbols used to represent intonation units in conversation transcription?
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Latching is a term used in Conversation Analysis to refer to the absence of 'natural beat of silence' between two turn constructional units. Latching is represented by =
Latching is a term used in Conversation Analysis to refer to the absence of 'natural beat of silence' between two turn constructional units. Latching is represented by =
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Adjacency pairs in conversation link turns that are independent of each other.
Adjacency pairs in conversation link turns that are independent of each other.
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Match the following turn-taking signal with its description:
Match the following turn-taking signal with its description:
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According to ISO 13611: 2014, what is the definition of interpreting in the context of community interpreting?
According to ISO 13611: 2014, what is the definition of interpreting in the context of community interpreting?
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What are some institutions where community interpreters assist individuals to access services?
What are some institutions where community interpreters assist individuals to access services?
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Community interpreters and mediators require the same set of skills.
Community interpreters and mediators require the same set of skills.
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What is the main difference between a translator and an interpreter?
What is the main difference between a translator and an interpreter?
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What is the main focus of cultural mediators during interpretation?
What is the main focus of cultural mediators during interpretation?
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In interpreting, attitudes and register are not considered important.
In interpreting, attitudes and register are not considered important.
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In simultaneous interpreting, there is a very short delay between what the speaker is saying and when the __________ translates.
In simultaneous interpreting, there is a very short delay between what the speaker is saying and when the __________ translates.
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Match the interpreting mode with its description:
Match the interpreting mode with its description:
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What is the difference between consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting?
What is the difference between consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting?
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What is the concept of 'presumption of invisibility of the interpreter'?
What is the concept of 'presumption of invisibility of the interpreter'?
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Match the following types of interpreting with their respective settings:
Match the following types of interpreting with their respective settings:
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What is the term used to describe issues related to the way in which people conduct negotiations?
What is the term used to describe issues related to the way in which people conduct negotiations?
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Which type of conflict involves efforts from both sides to come to a mutual solution rather than bargain over positions?
Which type of conflict involves efforts from both sides to come to a mutual solution rather than bargain over positions?
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In a negotiation process, substantive issues are more important in individualistic and universalistic cultures.
In a negotiation process, substantive issues are more important in individualistic and universalistic cultures.
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The absence of conflict on the ______ level is emphasized, where verbal interactions are considered harmonious when both partners succeed in satisfying their own and their partner's face wants.
The absence of conflict on the ______ level is emphasized, where verbal interactions are considered harmonious when both partners succeed in satisfying their own and their partner's face wants.
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What is a 'culture bump'?
What is a 'culture bump'?
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What is the main difference between low-context and high-context cultures?
What is the main difference between low-context and high-context cultures?
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In achieving cultures, interpreters are expected to be neutral and provide accurate, unbiased accounts of conversations.
In achieving cultures, interpreters are expected to be neutral and provide accurate, unbiased accounts of conversations.
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In high-context cultures, what is considered very important and relied upon?
In high-context cultures, what is considered very important and relied upon?
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Match the time perception type with the respective culture:
Match the time perception type with the respective culture:
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What determined the satisfaction score on the GP patient survey?
What determined the satisfaction score on the GP patient survey?
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What was missing in the call to a double-glazing company? How does Stokoe define this phenomenon?
What was missing in the call to a double-glazing company? How does Stokoe define this phenomenon?
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According to Hall (1989), what is more important than job completion in intercultural communication?
According to Hall (1989), what is more important than job completion in intercultural communication?
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What is a common negotiating issue in intercultural communication?
What is a common negotiating issue in intercultural communication?
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Is language given little importance in intercultural communication according to the text?
Is language given little importance in intercultural communication according to the text?
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_____ translation attempts to produce an effect as close as possible to that obtained on the readers of the original text.
_____ translation attempts to produce an effect as close as possible to that obtained on the readers of the original text.
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Match the translation procedure with its description:
Match the translation procedure with its description:
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Which cultural groups are considered high-context communicators?
Which cultural groups are considered high-context communicators?
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Conflict in low-context cultures is seen as an instrument to achieve goals.
Conflict in low-context cultures is seen as an instrument to achieve goals.
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What is the role of a language mediator in business negotiation?
What is the role of a language mediator in business negotiation?
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Conversation analysis focuses on analyzing the details of a conversation to understand how ___ works.
Conversation analysis focuses on analyzing the details of a conversation to understand how ___ works.
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What is the focus of conversation analysis?
What is the focus of conversation analysis?
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Which system of conventions is used for transcription in non-native (L2) conversations in English or English as a lingua franca?
Which system of conventions is used for transcription in non-native (L2) conversations in English or English as a lingua franca?
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Turns are the minimal units of conversational interaction. Turn-taking system for conversation can be described in terms of 2 components: Turn-constructional component and Turn-allocation component. Turn-allocation techniques are distributed into two groups: (a) those in which next turn is allocated by current speaker’s selecting the next speaker, and (b) those in which the next turn is allocated by ______.
Turns are the minimal units of conversational interaction. Turn-taking system for conversation can be described in terms of 2 components: Turn-constructional component and Turn-allocation component. Turn-allocation techniques are distributed into two groups: (a) those in which next turn is allocated by current speaker’s selecting the next speaker, and (b) those in which the next turn is allocated by ______.
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Adjacency pairs represent the next level of organization above the turn in conversation analysis.
Adjacency pairs represent the next level of organization above the turn in conversation analysis.
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What is repair in conversation analysis?
What is repair in conversation analysis?
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According to Elizabeth Stokoe, what metaphor does she use to describe difficulties in communication?
According to Elizabeth Stokoe, what metaphor does she use to describe difficulties in communication?
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Study Notes
Interpreting Modes
- Interpreting: rendering spoken or signed information from a source language (SL) to a target language (TL) in oral or signed form
- Conveying both the register and meaning of the source language content
- Attitudes and interpersonal components are important aspects of interpreting
Interpreting Settings
- Conference settings: monologic, rehearsed or semi-rehearsed speeches, audience is ratified listeners
- Community/Liaison settings: dialogic, fresh unrehearsed talk, spontaneous face-to-face interactions, participants are ratified co-speakers
- Different settings require different interpreting modes
Interpreting Modes
- Simultaneous interpreting: short delay between speaker's words and interpreter's translation, often used in conference settings
- Consecutive interpreting: interpreter waits for speaker to finish a sentence or idea, then translates, often used in community/liaison settings
- Semi-consecutive interpreting: hybrid of simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, used in some community/liaison settings
Participation Framework
- Recognized participants have a role in the communicative event
- Interpreters can be ratified participants, co-speakers, or contributors to the conversation
- Participation framework concerns the recognition of participant's status and their rights and obligations
Dialogue Interpreting
- Interpreter-mediated communication in spontaneous face-to-face interactions
- Recent development in the field of interpreting
- Involves triadic exchange, where each party, including the interpreter, is a full participant
- Presumption of invisibility of the interpreter is a myth in dialogue settings
Footing
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Conversational alignment, position, or role in the three-way exchange
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Continuous changes of footing occur in dialogue interpreting
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Footing has to do with the role the interpreter plays in the exchange, including animator, reporter, narrator, pseudo-co-principal, and recapitulator### Dialogue Interpreting and Mediation
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The interpreter's role involves a personal contribution that reflects the original speaker's message, while also adapting it to the target audience.
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There are different types of interpreting, including community-oriented, business-oriented, and public service interpreting.
Community-Oriented Interpreting
- Focuses on getting things done locally, with an emphasis on cultural integration and bridging gaps in the community.
- Involves assisting people who are not proficient in the local language to access services provided by public institutions.
- Examples of settings include schools, healthcare institutions, and human and social services.
Public Service Interpreting
- Defined by the ISO 13611:2014 guidelines as "oral and signed communication that enables access to services for people who have limited proficiency in the language of such services."
- Involves bridging cultural gaps between public institutions and individuals who are not familiar with the system.
Skills Required in Dialogue Interpreting
- Discursive competence: language skills, interpreting techniques, and terminological knowledge.
- Professional quality: accuracy, interpersonal sensitivity, intercultural nuance, and generic integrity.
Community Interpreter vs Mediator
- Two overlapping professional figures in Europe, with the mediator involved in cultural conflict prevention and resolution.
- The community interpreter and mediator roles may overlap, but the mediator's role involves shaping exchanges between participating societies to benefit both cultures.
Mediation and the Mediator
- The mediator serves as a link between two or more cultures and social systems, shaping exchanges to benefit all cultures.
- The mediator's role involves reconciling disparate cultural practices and synthesizing cultural knowledge to facilitate mutual understanding.
Translator and Synthesizer
- The translator represents one culture to another faithfully, contributing to mutual understanding and accurate cross-cultural knowledge.
- The synthesizer reconciles disparate cultural practices, developing a coordinated action that takes into account different expectations and norms.
Situations Leading to the Development of Mediating Abilities
- Sojourns, settling, subcultural mobility, segregation, and changes in society.
- These situations require coping with an unfamiliar culture, involving culture learning and behavioral adaptation.
The Linguistic and Cultural Mediator
- Can play both translator and synthesizer roles.
- Has both language and translation competence, as well as cultural knowledge and adaptation skills.
Intercultural Communication and Interpreters
- Interpreter-mediated events are intercultural encounters, involving different sets of values, norms, and habits.
- The interpreter's role varies from culture to culture, with different cultural expectations and impacts on outcomes.
High and Low Context Cultures
- High context cultures rely on implicit communication, relationship-building, and politeness.
- Low context cultures prioritize direct communication, explicit information, and following a linear, cause-effect logic.### Cultural Communication
- American culture is a low-context culture, where communication is explicit and direct.
- Italian culture is a high-context culture, where communication is indirect and relies on contextual cues.
Achieving Cultures vs. Ascriptive Cultures
- Achieving cultures (e.g., British, German, North American) accord status based on achievements.
- Ascriptive cultures (e.g., Japanese, Arabic) accord status based on age, class, gender, education, etc.
- Interpreters in achieving cultures are expected to be neutral and independent, while in ascriptive cultures, they are part of the team and support the client.
Politeness
- In some cultures, being polite is more important than conveying correct information.
- Forms of address (e.g., using "Lei" vs. "tu" in Italian) and politeness filters (e.g., using indirect expressions) are important in intercultural communication.
Time Perception
- Monochronic cultures (e.g., Germany) view time as sequential and scheduled.
- Polychronic cultures (e.g., Italy) view time as flexible and relative.
- These differences can lead to negotiating issues.
Turn-Taking
- In Anglo-American cultures, it's considered impolite to interrupt, while in German culture, it's common to interrupt to express one's thoughts.
Intercultural Communication
- Measurement systems, proxemics (perception of space), and language issues can affect communication.
- Mediation skills, cultural awareness, and linguistic competence are essential for effective intercultural communication.
Approaches to Interpreting
- The interpretive approach focuses on conveying the meaning of the original text.
- The mot-à-mot (word-for-word) approach is more literal.
- The choice of approach depends on the context and purpose of the translation.
Cultural Bumps
- A culture bump occurs when someone from one culture interacts with someone from another culture and experiences unexpected behavior or misunderstandings.
Translation Procedures
- Transference: using the same word in the target language as in the source language.
- Through translation: translating common collocations and cultural references.
- Cultural equivalent: translating cultural words with approximate equivalents.
- Functional equivalent: using a neutral term to generalize a cultural word.
- Descriptive equivalent: explaining the meaning of a cultural word.
Interpreter's Intervention
- Interpreters should provide cultural information only when necessary and appropriate, and should avoid making decisions or judgments that belong to other professionals.
Interpreting Modes
- Interpreting: rendering spoken or signed information from a source language (SL) to a target language (TL) in oral or signed form
- Conveying both the register and meaning of the source language content
- Attitudes and interpersonal components are important aspects of interpreting
Interpreting Settings
- Conference settings: monologic, rehearsed or semi-rehearsed speeches, audience is ratified listeners
- Community/Liaison settings: dialogic, fresh unrehearsed talk, spontaneous face-to-face interactions, participants are ratified co-speakers
- Different settings require different interpreting modes
Interpreting Modes
- Simultaneous interpreting: short delay between speaker's words and interpreter's translation, often used in conference settings
- Consecutive interpreting: interpreter waits for speaker to finish a sentence or idea, then translates, often used in community/liaison settings
- Semi-consecutive interpreting: hybrid of simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, used in some community/liaison settings
Participation Framework
- Recognized participants have a role in the communicative event
- Interpreters can be ratified participants, co-speakers, or contributors to the conversation
- Participation framework concerns the recognition of participant's status and their rights and obligations
Dialogue Interpreting
- Interpreter-mediated communication in spontaneous face-to-face interactions
- Recent development in the field of interpreting
- Involves triadic exchange, where each party, including the interpreter, is a full participant
- Presumption of invisibility of the interpreter is a myth in dialogue settings
Footing
-
Conversational alignment, position, or role in the three-way exchange
-
Continuous changes of footing occur in dialogue interpreting
-
Footing has to do with the role the interpreter plays in the exchange, including animator, reporter, narrator, pseudo-co-principal, and recapitulator### Dialogue Interpreting and Mediation
-
The interpreter's role involves a personal contribution that reflects the original speaker's message, while also adapting it to the target audience.
-
There are different types of interpreting, including community-oriented, business-oriented, and public service interpreting.
Community-Oriented Interpreting
- Focuses on getting things done locally, with an emphasis on cultural integration and bridging gaps in the community.
- Involves assisting people who are not proficient in the local language to access services provided by public institutions.
- Examples of settings include schools, healthcare institutions, and human and social services.
Public Service Interpreting
- Defined by the ISO 13611:2014 guidelines as "oral and signed communication that enables access to services for people who have limited proficiency in the language of such services."
- Involves bridging cultural gaps between public institutions and individuals who are not familiar with the system.
Skills Required in Dialogue Interpreting
- Discursive competence: language skills, interpreting techniques, and terminological knowledge.
- Professional quality: accuracy, interpersonal sensitivity, intercultural nuance, and generic integrity.
Community Interpreter vs Mediator
- Two overlapping professional figures in Europe, with the mediator involved in cultural conflict prevention and resolution.
- The community interpreter and mediator roles may overlap, but the mediator's role involves shaping exchanges between participating societies to benefit both cultures.
Mediation and the Mediator
- The mediator serves as a link between two or more cultures and social systems, shaping exchanges to benefit all cultures.
- The mediator's role involves reconciling disparate cultural practices and synthesizing cultural knowledge to facilitate mutual understanding.
Translator and Synthesizer
- The translator represents one culture to another faithfully, contributing to mutual understanding and accurate cross-cultural knowledge.
- The synthesizer reconciles disparate cultural practices, developing a coordinated action that takes into account different expectations and norms.
Situations Leading to the Development of Mediating Abilities
- Sojourns, settling, subcultural mobility, segregation, and changes in society.
- These situations require coping with an unfamiliar culture, involving culture learning and behavioral adaptation.
The Linguistic and Cultural Mediator
- Can play both translator and synthesizer roles.
- Has both language and translation competence, as well as cultural knowledge and adaptation skills.
Intercultural Communication and Interpreters
- Interpreter-mediated events are intercultural encounters, involving different sets of values, norms, and habits.
- The interpreter's role varies from culture to culture, with different cultural expectations and impacts on outcomes.
High and Low Context Cultures
- High context cultures rely on implicit communication, relationship-building, and politeness.
- Low context cultures prioritize direct communication, explicit information, and following a linear, cause-effect logic.### Cultural Communication
- American culture is a low-context culture, where communication is explicit and direct.
- Italian culture is a high-context culture, where communication is indirect and relies on contextual cues.
Achieving Cultures vs. Ascriptive Cultures
- Achieving cultures (e.g., British, German, North American) accord status based on achievements.
- Ascriptive cultures (e.g., Japanese, Arabic) accord status based on age, class, gender, education, etc.
- Interpreters in achieving cultures are expected to be neutral and independent, while in ascriptive cultures, they are part of the team and support the client.
Politeness
- In some cultures, being polite is more important than conveying correct information.
- Forms of address (e.g., using "Lei" vs. "tu" in Italian) and politeness filters (e.g., using indirect expressions) are important in intercultural communication.
Time Perception
- Monochronic cultures (e.g., Germany) view time as sequential and scheduled.
- Polychronic cultures (e.g., Italy) view time as flexible and relative.
- These differences can lead to negotiating issues.
Turn-Taking
- In Anglo-American cultures, it's considered impolite to interrupt, while in German culture, it's common to interrupt to express one's thoughts.
Intercultural Communication
- Measurement systems, proxemics (perception of space), and language issues can affect communication.
- Mediation skills, cultural awareness, and linguistic competence are essential for effective intercultural communication.
Approaches to Interpreting
- The interpretive approach focuses on conveying the meaning of the original text.
- The mot-à-mot (word-for-word) approach is more literal.
- The choice of approach depends on the context and purpose of the translation.
Cultural Bumps
- A culture bump occurs when someone from one culture interacts with someone from another culture and experiences unexpected behavior or misunderstandings.
Translation Procedures
- Transference: using the same word in the target language as in the source language.
- Through translation: translating common collocations and cultural references.
- Cultural equivalent: translating cultural words with approximate equivalents.
- Functional equivalent: using a neutral term to generalize a cultural word.
- Descriptive equivalent: explaining the meaning of a cultural word.
Interpreter's Intervention
- Interpreters should provide cultural information only when necessary and appropriate, and should avoid making decisions or judgments that belong to other professionals.
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