What determines an the following for an interpreter?
- Sees their clients, their roles, and the role ofthe interpreter
- Views ASL/English and Deaf/hearing norma and rules of interaction
- Interprets the tenet in the professional Code of Ethics and uses the power inherent in the position of interpreter
One’s Philosophical Frame
List the first 4 philosophical frames of interpreting
- Helper philosophy
- Conduit or Machine philosophy
- Language facilitation philosophy
- Biligual-bicultural philosophy
When was RID estalished
1964
What do interpreters of the helper and conduit frame engage in
- views Deaf people as handicapped, may be overly involved-stepping out of the interpreter role
- ‘quantity over quality’, Deaf people can and should take care of themselves. ‘Robot-like’
What do interpreters of the communication facilitation frame engage in
similar to conduit model with more understanding of appropriate lighting, background, placement, etc.
What do interpreters of the Bilingual-bicultural(bi-bi) frame engage in
more sensitive to physical communication dynamics, place themselves in the space accordingly, are keenly aware of language/culture/social interaction/schema differences between the parties
list 3 reasons linguistic and cultural adaptations are made
- Linguistic need
- Cultural need
- Difference in experiential frame
WORD OF CAUTION NOTE
There is a fine line between expanding or reducing source elements to provide a cultural and linguistic equivalent and slipping back to the helper framework
Whichmodel holds verbatim interpretations
conduit model
Do interpreters changetheir frame of interpreting at the request of the Deaf consumer?
Yes they should have flexibility to fit the consumer’s communicational needs
