Translation and interpreting: the other side of tapestry Eva Hussain Chair Australian Institute of I

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Translation and interpreting the other side of
tapestryEva Hussain ChairAustralian
Institute of Interpreting and Translating (AUSIT
Vic/Tas)June 2007
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Quick Quiz

• Where do you think Eva Hussain comes from?
• What do you think will happen if I go to an aged
  care facility and can no longer speak English?
• Will my children be asked about my preferences?
• Will the facility organise an Iraqi National Day?
• Will I be asked what my needs are via an
  interpreter?
• By the way what music will we hear at nursing
  homes in 2050? Barnsey? Bee Gees? Beyonce?

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Back to basics

• Translation
• Interpreting
• Bi-lingualism
• Staff
• Family and friends

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Translation

• Translation transfer of written message from
  one language to another
• Translation Information Power
• Translation never word for word
• Translation making people linguistically
  present
• Translation eliciting the same kind of response
  from listener
• Machine translations will never replace humans

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Interpreting

• Interpreting transfer of oral message from one
  language to another
• Interpreting Information Power
• Interpreting never word for word
• Interpreting making people linguistically
  present
• Translation eliciting the same kind of response
  from listener
• Bi-lingualism is not the same as interpreting

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How much and when?

• With T/I
• Without T/I
• Government funding
• Budgets
• Crisis point
• Free?
• Why should you pay for it?

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The other side of tapestry

• The word gets around (examples)
• Attitudes
• Not easy
• Doable
• Imagine its you