For events and meetings that draw different cultures together, like the 2008 Olympics in Beijing or an international company meeting involving members speaking different languages, Simultaneous Interpretation (SI) is the key to understanding the ideas and information that is being shared. But how does it work? What are the components involved in creating a system [...]
Simultaneous interpretation is done when someone interprets for someone in another language while a speaker talks without pauses. Consecutive interpreting, on the other hand, is when a speaker speaks, then pauses to wait for the interpreter to interpret. There are no pauses in simultaneous interpretation, which makes this the most difficult kind of interpretation. Very [...]
This article provides great information for people who are arranging interpretation for their next conference or convention — Ron Interpreting Without Tears There are several different types of interpreting. Simultaneous interpreting is the one which most people are familiar with if they have seen interpreters in use at large conferences such as those held by [...]
DIFFERENT TYPES OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION Simultaneous interpretation The interpreter usually is inside a sound-proof booth and listens to the presenter or speaker through special headphones that damper out extraneous sounds. The interpreter translates the speech on the fly into a microphone and the translation is broadcast to the listeners via a transmitter that operates within [...]
What Does an Interpreter Do? By Neil Payne Many people get confused as to the difference between an interpreter and a translator. There is a common tendency to think translators interpret, or that interpreters translate. In fact, the two are very separate jobs requiring different skills. To explain who and/or what an interpreter as opposed [...]
Simultaneous Interpreting By Shohreh Fleming Simultaneous Interpreting (sometimes referred to as Simultaneous Translation, or SI) is used to provide an audience made up of individuals speaking different languages with a facility to understanding the exact nature of what is being communicated to them. The information is interpreted, as spoken, from the speakers’ source-language; the interpreter [...]