What is the difference between a person who knows sign language and an interpreter?
A person who knows sign language from a relative or has learned sign language through taking a few basic sign courses is a “signer”. This is a person who knows sign language and can communicate with Deaf people on a basic or fluent level but has not received adequate interpreting training. A majority of professional interpreters have received formal training through Interpreter Training Programs, advanced interpreting classes, and/or interpreting workshops. A professional interpreter has also been tested and/or evaluated with skill assessments and/or evaluations.
The person who knows sign language make use of manual statement & body language to convey meaning. Means it involve simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation & movement of the body part, and facial expressions but interpreting is the facilitating of oral/sign-language communication between users of different languages.
Answer — A person who knows sign language from a relative or has learned sign language through taking a few basic sign courses is a “signer”. This is a person who knows sign language and can communicate with deaf people on a basic or fluent level but has not received adequate interpreting training. A majority of professional interpreters have received formal training through Interpreter Training Programs, advanced interpreting classes, and/or interpreting workshops. A professional interpreter has also been tested and/or evaluated with skill assessments and/or evaluations.
Answer — A person who knows sign language from a relative or has learned sign language through taking a few basic sign courses is a signer. This is a person who knows sign language and can communicate with deaf people on a basic or fluent level but has not received adequate interpreting training. A majority of professional interpreters have received formal training through Interpreter Training Programs, advanced interpreting classes, and/or interpreting workshops. A professional interpreter has also been tested and/or evaluated with skill assessments and/or evaluations.
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