In person Interpretation - Types of Interpretation - Public Service Interpretation
Also called community interpretation, this type of interpretation takes place in the following fields: legal, health and local government services, social services, housing, environmental health, and education welfare. In community interpretation, there appear factors which are determinant and affect production, such as emotional content, hostile or polarized surroundings, created stress, the power relationship between the participants, and the degree of responsibility of the interpreter, in many cases more than extreme; even the life of the other person depending, in many cases, on the interpreter’s work.
