CASLI Cultural & Linguistic Mediation 3

Question 1

In a cross-cultural interpreting framework, 'code-switching' by a Deaf bilingual individual refers to:

Accepted Answer

Alternating between signed and spoken modes depending on context and audience

Answer

Code-switching is the natural shift between languages or modalities that bilingual users employ based on social context.

Question 2

An interpreter working with a Deaf immigrant who uses International Sign and a home sign system should first:

Accepted Answer

Request a team that includes a CDI with International Sign exposure

Answer

Language diversity among Deaf individuals requires flexible team composition to ensure genuine communication access.

Question 3

The CASLI performance assessment evaluates cultural mediation partly by examining whether an interpreter:

Accepted Answer

Maintains equivalence in pragmatic force across source and target languages

Answer

CASLI evaluates pragmatic equivalence, meaning the impact and intent of a message must match across languages.

Question 4

When a hearing speaker uses a racist comment directed at a third party, the interpreter's primary obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Render the comment accurately and address discomfort through proper channels later

Answer

Interpreters are ethically required to render all messages faithfully; post-interaction debriefing or reporting addresses personal distress.

Question 5

Visual vernacular (VV) in ASL is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A highly visual storytelling technique using cinematic techniques within ASL

Answer

Visual vernacular is an artistic ASL form that employs camera angles, zooms, and perspective shifts through the body.

(CASLI) Center for the Assessment of Sign Language Interpretation Practice Test