Interpreters and Translators

Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information.

Translate messages simultaneously or consecutively into specified languages, orally or by using hand signs, maintaining message content, context, and style as much as possible.

Listen to speakers' statements to determine meanings and to prepare translations, using electronic listening systems as necessary.

Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical material.

Read written materials, such as legal documents, scientific works, or news reports, and rewrite material into specified languages.

Proofread, edit, and revise translated materials.

Check translations of technical terms and terminology to ensure that they are accurate and remain consistent throughout translation revisions.

Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or behaviors.

Refer to reference materials, such as dictionaries, lexicons, encyclopedias, and computerized terminology banks, as needed to ensure translation accuracy.

Train and supervise other translators or interpreters.

Check original texts or confer with authors to ensure that translations retain the content, meaning, and feeling of the original material.

Discuss translation requirements with clients and determine any fees to be charged for services provided.

Adapt translations to students' cognitive and grade levels, collaborating with educational team members as necessary.

Educate students, parents, staff, and teachers about the roles and functions of educational interpreters.

Compile information on content and context of information to be translated and on intended audience.

Adapt software and accompanying technical documents to another language and culture.

Travel with or guide tourists who speak another language.