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sign language interpreter

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Description

Sign language interpreters understand and convert sign language into spoken language and vice versa. They maintain the nuances and the stress of the message in the recipient language.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

grammarhearing disabilitycommunication related to hearing impairmentlinguisticsscreen readersemanticssign languagefingerspellingscientific research methodologybody languagecourt interpretinglipspeakingvoice interpreting

Practical Skills

speak different languagestranslate textsshow intercultural awarenesstranslate language conceptspreserve original texttranslate spoken languagetranslate spoken language simultaneouslyinterpret languages in conferencesinterpret spoken language between two partiestranslate spoken language consecutivelysupport people with hearing impairmentconsult information sourcesconduct scholarly researchuse word processing softwarecommunicate using non-verbal languagewrite research proposalswrite scientific publicationsanalyse text before translation

Data Source: ESCO v1.2.1 Classification · European Commission

Supported by

EUPortugal GovAmadora City

Incubated by

Amadora InovaIAPMEI

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