Terms Flashcards
ALDs
Assistive Listening Devices
Amplification instruments that are designed to be helpful in specific, but not all listening situations.
Audism
Prejudice or discrimination based on the sense of hearing; especially discrimination against D/deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. 2. Behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster ster eotypes of individual or soci al roles based on hearing loss
Bilingual Competence
A bilingual person is, in its br oadest definition, anyone with communicative skills in two languages, be it ac tive or passive. In a narrow definition, the term bilingual competence is often reserved fo r those speakers with native or native-like proficiency in two languages.
Consecutive Interpretation
The interpreter gives his in
terpretation after the speaker
has finished a segment of his speech that
may be a sentence or several sentences
Contact Signing/Varieties
A kind of signing that resu lts from the contact between American Sign Language and Englis h and exhibits features of both languages
Cross-Cultural
Having knowledge and skills of both cultures (hearing and Deaf) and
languages (ASL and English)
Cultural Competence
The ability of individuals and systems
to respond respectfully and effectively to people
of all cultures, cla
sses, races, ethnic
backgrounds, and religions in a manner that
recognizes, affirms, and values the worth
of individuals, families, and communities
and protects and preser
ves the dignity of
each.
Discourse
The most comprehensive level of linguistic analysis, which encompasses language use at the level bey ond the sentence, such as in conversation, in paragraphs and so on.
Generalist
An interpreting practitioner who has more than superficial knowledge and competence to accurately and reliabl y interpret a wide range of low-risk communication interactions.
Interpretation
The process of conveying a message
generated in one language into an equiva
lent message in another language.
L1
he first language of the interpreter an d for the majority, that is English. Interpreters with deaf parents whose language is ASL will have ASL as their first language or L1
Linguistic
- Consisting of or related to language;
- “linguistic behavior”; 3. “a
linguistic atlas”; 4. “lingual diversity”.
Low-risk
Communication events that are comm
on within everyday life, where the
outcome of the interaction between participants
is not of a critical nature so that the
interpretation would not have a detrimental
impact. The outcomes in these situations
do not have potentially serious ramification
s for any of the parties involved.
Non-technical
Everyday language used and under
stood by the general population.
Professional Boundaries
Application of professional and business protocol including the moral and ethical confines, behaviors , and decisions the in terpreter faces when determining if accepting work is a conflict of interest, or beyond their skill level or expertise. Refers to limitations that are circumscribed by st andard professional practices framed by codes of ethica l behavior created by our experts.
