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NIC exam study material, Top Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+
What is AUDISM? - An attitude based on pathological thinking which results in a negative stigma towards anyone who does not hear; like racism or sexism. Audism judges, labels, and limits individuals on the basis whethe...
NIC exam study material, Top Questions
and answers, 100% Accurate. Rated A+
What is AUDISM? - ✔✔An attitude based on pathological thinking which results in a negative stigma
towards anyone who does not hear; like racism or sexism. Audism judges, labels, and limits individuals
on the basis whether a person hears and speaks.
What does "reciprocity of perspectives" in oppression mean? - ✔✔The perspective that I have, you must
have too. "What I feel, you must feel." EX. He is Deaf, oh so sad, he can't listen to music.
Give an example of "horizontal hostility" in oppression. - ✔✔When one is repeatedly devalued and
belittled, greater and greater tension develops between the dominant and minority groups. Since it is
unsafe to vent this hostility towards members of the oppressor group, minority group members
sometimes turn their anger and frustration on one another. This happens in many ways: barbed
comments that constantly put another down; failure to make good on a debt; verbal or physical attacks;
and physical violence.
Who was the first Deaf president of Gallaudet? - ✔✔I. King Jordan
What liberation movement helped see I. King Jordan into the president's office? - ✔✔Deaf President
Now
What are the main tenents of the Code of Professional Conduct? - ✔✔1. Interpreters adhere to
standards of confidential communication.
2. Interpreters possess the professional skills and knowledge required for specific interpreting situation.
3. Interpreters conduct themselves in manner appropriate to specific interpreting situation.
4. Interpreters demonstrate respect for consumers.
5. Interpreters demonstrate respect for colleagues, interns, and students of the profession.
6. Interpreters maintain ethical business practices.
7. Interpreters engage in professional development.
, What is "Vicarious Trauma?" - ✔✔You "feel" what the Deaf has experienced. Feeling what your
consumer feels.
Explain the HELPER interpreter philosophy is no longer recommended for the profession. - ✔✔The
HELPER philosophy is where the interpreter is viewed as the caretaker. The interpreter may move out of
their role of interpreting to advise, direct, teach or cajole the Deaf and non-Deaf clients.
Explain the MACHINE/CONDUIT interpreter philosophy and how it can be ineffective. - ✔✔The
interpreter may be too rigid and robot-like in the MACHINE/CONDUIT philosophy. Interpreters may
assume no responsibility for the interaction or communication dynamics taking place between clients.
Explain the BI-BI interpreter philosophy and why it is the model most followed today. - ✔✔The BI-BI
philosophy, the interpreters are sensitive to physical communication dynamics, indicating who is
speaking, placing her/himself appropriately, etc. S/he is also aware of the differences in language,
cultures, norms for social interaction and schema of the parties using interpreting services. Recognizes
Deaf people as members of an oppressed minority and accepts ASL as a language and Deaf culture as
that which encompasses norms, values, and traditions of the community of people.
What does "linguistic expansion" mean? - ✔✔Stating implied or "understood" information or ideas
present in the source language message overtly in the interpretation when the information is required
by the cultural and communication norms of the target language.
What does "cultural expansion" mean? - ✔✔Providing the contextual information needed to make
sense out of something that is signed or said to someone with a different schema and experiential
frame.
What does "cultural/linguistic reduction" mean? - ✔✔Reducing the volume and sometimes the detail of
the information without affecting the meaning intended due to different target language, as well as
cultural and communication modes; done due to the linguistic norms and expectations in the target
language.
Are cultural/linguistic expansions/reductions ethical as interpreters? - ✔✔Yes--this may allow us to do
our job more effectively and convey the information.
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