Educational Interpreting Flashcards
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A hearing student in class repeatedly directs questions to the interpreter instead of the Deaf student. The best interpreter response is to:
Answer: Gesture toward the Deaf student and interpret any response the Deaf student wishes to give
Redirecting communication toward the Deaf student reinforces that the Deaf student is a full participant, and the interpreter is not a spokesperson.
Educational interpreters who work extended hours without breaks risk:
Answer: Repetitive stress injuries and cognitive fatigue that reduce interpreting accuracy
Repetitive motions combined with cognitive load during extended interpreting sessions significantly increases risk of repetitive stress injuries and accuracy errors.
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'dynamic equivalence' as applied to educational interpreting?
Answer: Producing an equivalent meaning and communicative effect in ASL rather than a word-for-word rendering
Dynamic equivalence focuses on conveying the same meaning and effect in the target language as the source, rather than literal word-for-word correspondence.
A Deaf student who is also an English language learner (ELL) needs support in both ASL and written English. The educational interpreter's primary role is to:
Answer: Interpret in ASL and coordinate with the ELL specialist for English literacy support
The interpreter provides ASL access while other qualified specialists address English literacy, maintaining appropriate role boundaries within the educational team.
When interpreting a teacher's sarcastic remark to the class, the educational interpreter should:
Answer: Convey the sarcastic intent using appropriate ASL prosodic features and facial expressions
Conveying the pragmatic and tonal intent of a message, including sarcasm, is part of complete and accurate interpretation.
A school asks the educational interpreter to lead a lesson on Deaf culture while the regular teacher is absent. The interpreter should:
Answer: Decline and explain that teaching exceeds the interpreter's professional role
Teaching is not within the interpreter's professional scope; accepting the role would blur role boundaries and may violate professional ethics standards.
The CASLI Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) is primarily designed to evaluate:
Answer: An interpreter's actual sign language skills and interpreting performance in educational settings
The EIPA assesses the real-world interpreting skills and ASL proficiency of interpreters working in K-12 educational environments through performance-based evaluation.