English to Afrikaan Interpreters

Standard Work Activities of an English to Afrikaan Interpreters

Interpreting in Afrikaan can be carried out in various methods:.

• face to face, whether in the same room or from an adjacent conference cubicle;
• by telephone, when the interpreter is in a different place from the speakers;
• by means of video conferencing and internet-based solutions.

Certainly there are many sorts of interpreting carried out by English to Afrikaan Interpreters:.

Simultaneous Afrikaan interpretation (SI).
Simultaneous Afrikaan interpretation consists of doing work in a group at a forum or big meeting. The Afrikaan interpreter is seated in a soundproof cubicle and instantly converts what is being stated, so listeners hear the interpretation using an ear piece while the speaker is still speaking. A variation of this is whispering where the interpreter sits near someone or a small group of people and whispers the interpretation as the speaker continues.

Consecutive Afrikaan interpretation (CI).
Consecutive interpretation is actually a lot more common in smaller sized meetings and discussions. The speaker may pause immediately after each sentence and wait even though the Afrikaan interpreter translates what is being said into English or another appropriate language.

Afrikaan Liaison interpretation.
This is usually known as ad hoc and relay, is a form of two-way interpreting of Afrikaan language where the Afrikaan interpreter translates every few Afrikaan sentences while the speaker stops briefly. This is common in telephone interpreting as well as in legal and health circumstances. The Afrikaan interpreter supports individuals who are not well-versed in the language being used to ensure their understanding.

The following work activities are likely in any interpreting setting:.

• absorbing speakers’ words instantly, including jargon and acronyms
• assessing sentences expressed in Afrikaan language and explaining them using another language;
• building up specialist Afrikaan vocabulary banks
• writing notes to assist memory
• using headsets and microphones
• preparing documents – considering schedules in advance of business meetings, or lectures/speeches whenever received up front
• making use of the internet to perform research
• organising workload and liaising with internal departments, employers and/or agencies
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