Interpreters+and+Translating

//Wondering what the difference between interpreting and translating is? Scroll to the bottom of the page.//

The AEA does not cover the expense for the cost of an interpreter for IEP meetings. They do cover the cost of translating the following documents for initials and re-evals:


 * IEP Forms that will be Translated: (During Initial and Re-evaluation Meetings ONLY)**
 * Consent for Full & Individual Evaluation
 * Prior Written Notice
 * Consent for Placement

Time cards for interpreters should be sent to Kelly Schloss at SAC. Interpreters should complete a separate time card, instead of adding the hours to their regular time card. This is to ensure that they are being paid from the correct funding stream.

====Interpreting and translation are two closely related linguistic disciplines. Yet they are rarely performed by the same people. The difference in skills, training, aptitude and even language knowledge are so substantial that few people can do both successfully on a professional level. ====

====On the surface, the difference between interpreting and translation is only the difference in the medium: the interpreter translates orally, while a translator interprets written text. ====

====**__Translators:__** The key skills of the translator are the ability to understand the source language and the culture of the country where the text originated, then using a good library of dictionaries and reference materials, to render that material clearly and accurately into the target language. In other words, while linguistic and cultural skills are still critical, the most important mark of a good translator is the ability to write well in the target language. ====

====**__Interpreters:__** Interpreting, just like translation, is fundamentally the art of paraphrasing—the interpreter listens to a speaker in one language, grasps the content of what is being said, and then paraphrases his or her understanding of the meaning using the tools of the target language. However, just as you can not explain a thought to someone if you did not fully understand that thought, neither can you translate or interpret something without mastery of the subject matter being relayed. It simply cannot be overstated: when choosing an interpreter, his or her expert knowledge of the subject matter is equally as important as their interpreting experience. ====