INTERPRETATION SERVICES
Interpretation is a professional service that consists in accurately communicating the content of verbal messages produced in one language in another language during an interpreter-assisted encounter
Our freelancers hold valid professional certification (CILISAT) and have been rigorously trained in Community Interpreting ethics, protocols, and culture-bridging techniques (Community Interpreter Training).
HOW WE INTERPRET
INTERPRETING MODES
- In-person or on-site (OSI)
- Over the Phone (OPI)
- Video Remote Interpreting (VRI): Zoom and other virtual platforms
INTERPRETING MODALITIES
- Short consecutive (dialogue) interpreting – interpreting in both directions after each speaker pauses.
- Sight translation – oral translation of short written texts (e.g., consent and registration forms, instructions, school information, etc.
- Simultaneous interpreting – a mode in which the speaker makes a speech, while the interpreter reformulates the language his audience understands at the same time.
“CIWA responds right away, their prices are always reasonable and they are very accommodating; it is so easy to book an interpreter by just sending a quick email request with one date and time – they make it work and are very responsive.”