Interpreting Techniques & Skills Flashcards
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In Cokely's interpreting process model, what does the 'semantic intent' stage involve?
Answer: Determining the speaker's intended meaning beyond the literal words
Cokely's model includes understanding semantic intent, the meaning the speaker means to convey, before formulating the target.
A CDI is interpreting a psychiatric evaluation and the consumer's signing is fragmented and disorganized. What is the best approach?
Answer: Render the message faithfully, with its disfluency preserved, and let the clinician assess it
In mental health settings, preserving language features such as disorganization is important clinical information for the evaluator.
What does 'register' mean in interpreting?
Answer: The level of formality and style suited to the setting and participants
Register refers to language formality (frozen, formal, consultative, casual, intimate) and should match the source.
A CDI is given a written document and must render it directly into ASL for the consumer. What is this skill called?
Answer: Sight translation
Sight translation means rendering a written text directly into another language in real time.
Why is a CDI's monitoring of the consumer's back-channel feedback (nods, puzzled expressions) important?
Answer: It signals whether comprehension is happening so the CDI can adjust the rendition
Consumer feedback helps the CDI judge comprehension and adapt strategies in real time.
Which approach best describes 'chunking' as an interpreting technique?
Answer: Breaking the source into meaningful units so they are easier to process and render
Chunking divides the message into manageable meaning units, which supports accuracy and memory.
In a team assignment, the hearing interpreter misses a number and the CDI needs it. What is the most effective way for the CDI to handle this?
Answer: Use a pre-arranged signal to ask the team for the missed information
Teams agree on monitoring and feeding signals ahead of time so missed information can be retrieved efficiently.
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