207
Wein languages
° ONC
Working languages
‘There Is a difference between understanding and speaking a language. This difference lies al the
heart of how interpreters classify their working languages.
Publnhes: pe 29,2012 Last uptated:Decomber 2, 2015
Astellas speatng ts mother tongue perfect, conerencs interpreters partes understand one o mae other languages andthe stir tht
fe bbin shen They maya pea a ofthese onguapesequaly Wel,
ven’ tr ater tngue pop somstines have the feng that they cant nd he Aah Wed to sxereee thomas, na reg Inngusge
thos even ator sob essen fran Interpreter be ate to find the ght word in all rerstances even eer ress
How do we classify our working languages?
Inert nt be atleto asso a messan oman lngige aoe very ut, paral Hse ean hs
‘Sry at They mus unertnd ety. ne ody a Pe eh
nares exreethomseie bite nd more nym som anguaesthan inher
+ Tha lnguage thy sak fen ae ated thse ngvages
1 Those nh hey andetand potty don speaks footy re ald hk passe! angage
A, B, C languages
Inert wating language are cies in tree cages A.2, >
+ The"R' language eth inerpeters mother tongue (ris act egies no which they wokltom al or tha working larguagee in bath
caneecutne en srtancousnerpetaion
‘etn language they speak bes arin which they can easly express even olcated des. i tattoo an active language forthe
tore,
+ A°B language's a language nich he aterrteris perfectly fue, tat mater longue. An trot can wok his anquege
trom one er several ter other wothing aguas, Bu ay iefe ts do sn ony one mode ofrecer esecutve ce
‘sutlanees (lenin consecutive because t's ot ofa). Nk so considered en active language fo th erpeex,
+ °C" language soe wich ho inarpreter understands perfect butinto une they co ot Wer Thay Witton ti ese)
language) ito thei ace faguagen is erefae a passive language fe th treo
How this applies to a conference setting
‘ind conference or masting hs eo ale and pave anquoge. The languages epokon by papas wi be active languages of
the conference an nes they Hote io vough interpreters wile passive languages ofthe confrenco.
{ai youre orpoising cofrence wh ierptees, you lt skad wren ath ate andwhich asthe pase enguage ofthe
‘conference, wish Inguoges af hay lobe spoke by paar and wich ull es eb nerprete noone cr vera her angiagsa
forte eter peridportswtien a
‘The team of bree wl egarises uo ha ter wating languages crrecpondt your remiroment, This can be a sompletes busines,
spony har are many languages involved ots best aka corsutat terete: oep you
Recommended eittion fomat
[AC "Working language” et Ae 29, 2012. Acseses Fatruay 18, 2617. pinnae,
tps nepaperrinond wt