What is the difference between translation and interpretation?
Translation and Interpretation are terms often used interchangeably, even though their meanings are different. Translation is rendering the meaning of a written text from a source language into a target language while retaining the meaning of the original source text. Interpretation is the process of orally conveying the meaning of a source from the sources language into the language of the native speaker who is seeking the service(s) and vice versa. There are three common types of interpretation: Consecutive Interpretation occurs when an interpreter interprets a speakers words orally after the speaker has communicated. The interpretation process follows in a consecutive manner. First a speaker speaks in one language, pauses, and gives the interpreter a few moments to interpret their words into the target language. This entails note taking and memory. A speaker should pause after two or three sentences to allow the interpreter to render his or her meaning faithfully into the target lan
