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Interpreter/Transliterator Duties and Responsibilities

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Purpose of Classification:

Performs simultaneous interpreting and transliterating duties of considerable difficulty for deaf and hearing impaired individuals in a fast paced, highly technical setting encompassing all levels of academia.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This is the first level in a series of two classifications.

Examples of Duties:

  • Interprets/transliterates in the classroom setting.
     
  • Interprets/transliterates for students in a variety of classroom related activities.
     
  • Interprets/transliterates for University sponsored events.
     
  • Interprets/transliterates for prospective students.
     
  • Develops technical sign materials in preparation for classroom and classroom activities and may be required to respond extemporaneously in differing academic disciplines.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge and skill with various methods of expressive and voice interpreting/transliterating (Consecutive, Simultaneous, Manually Coded English, Pidgin Signed English/Contact Varieties, American Sign Language).
     
  • Knowledge of ethical standards set forth by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Incorporated.
     
  • Knowledge of standard practices in Interpreting/transliterating at the post secondary level.
     
  • Knowledge of cultural aspects of deafness and cross-cultural mediation.

Minimum Qualifications:

Demonstrated knowledge and skills in standard practices of interpreting and transliterating; OR, any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

 

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