Interpreting Skills & Techniques Flashcards
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What is the recommended lag time range for skilled simultaneous interpreters working between ASL and English?
Answer: 3 to 7 seconds
A lag time of roughly 3–7 seconds allows the interpreter to comprehend meaningful chunks before producing equivalent target-language output.
Which factor most directly affects an interpreter's ability to manage cognitive load during an assignment?
Answer: The interpreter's familiarity with the subject matter and preparation beforehand
Pre-assignment preparation reduces cognitive effort during simultaneous processing, freeing mental resources for accurate interpretation.
A Deaf consumer's communication style shifts noticeably during an interpreted medical crisis. The interpreter should:
Answer: Dynamically adapt register and pacing to match the consumer's current communication needs
Effective interpreters continuously adapt to the consumer's communication style, especially during high-stress moments.
When the speaker uses sarcasm, the interpreter's primary obligation is to:
Answer: Convey the sarcastic intent using appropriate ASL or English pragmatic markers
Interpreters must convey the full pragmatic meaning, including sarcasm, using target-language features that express equivalent tone.
Which of the following is a hallmark sign of interpreter fatigue during simultaneous interpreting?
Answer: Omissions, additions, and substitution errors that increase over time
Interpreter fatigue manifests as declining accuracy—more omissions, errors, and substitutions—especially as an assignment progresses without rotation.
A presenter uses extensive idiomatic English expressions. To create an equivalent ASL interpretation, the interpreter should:
Answer: Find ASL idiomatic or conceptual equivalents that carry the same meaning
Idiomatic meaning requires conceptual equivalence in the target language, not literal or fingerspelled transfers.
In the CASLI performance assessment, what does 'message equivalence' primarily evaluate?
Answer: The degree to which the interpreted message conveys the same meaning, intent, and effect as the source
Message equivalence is the core criterion: does the interpreted output faithfully represent the source message's meaning, intent, and pragmatic effect?