Interpreting Techniques & Skills Flashcards
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In a hearing interpreter–CDI team, why does the hearing interpreter often 'feed' with less processing and more literal ASL?
Answer: So the CDI receives source content close to the original and can do the deep cultural and linguistic adaptation
A close feed preserves source details so the CDI can make the target-language and cultural decisions.
When interpreting for a DeafBlind consumer who uses tactile ASL, which adjustment is most appropriate?
Answer: Signing within a smaller space and adding environmental and visual information
Tactile and close-vision interpreting needs adapted signing space plus descriptions of visual and environmental information the consumer cannot access.
Which communication approach is often used to communicate with individuals who do not share a formal sign language?
Answer: Visual gestural communication
Visual gestural communication uses gesture, mime, drawing, and depiction to build meaning without a shared formal language.
In Colonomos's Integrated Model of Interpreting, which stage involves analyzing the source message to determine its meaning?
Answer: Concentrating
In Colonomos's model, Concentrating means taking in and analyzing the source text, Representing means forming the meaning, and Planning means preparing the target.
A CDI uses the space on the left to represent a mother and the space on the right to represent a doctor. What is this called?
Answer: Spatial mapping or referential space
Spatial mapping assigns referents to locations in signing space so they can be referenced and compared clearly.
What is the primary purpose of pre-assignment preparation for a CDI?
Answer: To gain context about the content, participants, and goals so renditions are more accurate
Preparation provides context, vocabulary, and goals that support accurate and equivalent interpretation.
An English source uses passive voice: 'The defendant was searched.' Why might a CDI ask for clarification before rendering it in ASL?
Answer: ASL typically needs the agent to be identified, and the source does not say who did the search
ASL usually shows who did the action, so an unstated agent may require clarification to avoid adding information.
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