CHAPTER 8: How We Approach Our Work

Question 1

What are the 4 philosophical frames?

Answer 1

1. Helper Philosophy
2. Machine or Conduit Philosophy
3. Langauge Facilitation Philosophy
4. Bilingual-bicultural Philosophy

Question 2

Dynamic Equivalence

Answer 2

the way the people in the interaction react to or engage with the speaker or signer and hi or her message

Question 3

Linguistic Expansion

Answer 3

interpreting implicit information or ideas, as well as the explicit information or ideas, if it is needed to guarantee full communication

Question 4

Cultural Expansion

Answer 4

providing the contextual information needed to make sense out of something that is signed or said to someone with a different schema or experiential base

Question 5

Cultural/Linguistic Reduction

Answer 5

reducing the volume, and sometimes the detail, of something without affecting the meaning intended

Question 6

A bilingual-bicultural interpreter is keenly aware of what two features?

Answer 6

1. The reality that they are human beings, not machines

2. The power inherent in the position of an interpreter

Question 7

True or False

You can still find all 4 philosophies being used in North America.

Answer 7

True.

Because it was an evolution, all 4 can still be found in use.

Question 8

Ones philosophical frame determines the way an interpreter:

Answer 8

1. Sees his or her clients, their roles and the roles of the interpreter
2. Views ASL/English and Deaf/Hearing norms and rules of interaction
3. Interprets the tenets of the professional Code of Ethics and uses the power inherent in the position of interpreting

Question 9

True or False

Interpreters in the Helper Philosophy were often very low paid professionals.

Answer 9

False.
Interpreters in the Helper Philosophy were not professionals, but instead parents, siblings,teachers, or clergy who volunteered their time and effort.

Question 10

Which is the most appropriate philosophy for current use?

Answer 10

Bilingual/Bicultural