Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Interpreters

Interpreters transfer spoken or signed languages into other spoken or signed languages, usually within a limited timeframe in the presence of the participants requiring the translation.

What the job involves

  • Provides simultaneous and consecutive verbal or signed renditions of speeches into another language

  • Renders the meaning and feeling of what is said and signed into another language in the appropriate register and style in a range of settings such as courts, hospitals, schools, workplaces and conferences