I stand by my comments that a person with some other
degree BA/BS
> (Modern Dance) but no
> interpreter training is still not going to make that
person a better
> interpreter than a person with an AAS degree in
INTERPRETING and no
> BA/BS degree.

>Objection, Tammy -- assuming facts not in evidence.
:-)

I can think of numerous instances where my
non-interpreting BS (Biology)has allowed me to help
out a team with an interpreting degree by throwing
them the proper meaning for a term.

One example: Interpreting in the courtroom, the
forensic guy on the stand says something about
extracting the vitreous fluid. My team who was up at
the time, who is an excellent interpreter with years
of experience, knew from context that he was pulling a
fluid out of the body. Unfortunately, she drew it
from her arm. Vitreous fluid actually resides in the
eye, and when I fed her, she took it and moved on.

An AAS degree is a degree, no argument on that. It is
a worthwhile degree, no argument on that. But the
breadth and scope of education you get with a BA/BS
cannot be matched by any AAS program anywhere. An AAS
alone may make one a decent interpreter, or it may
not. A BA/BS -alone- may make one a better
interpreter or it may not. I think the point of most
people arguing for the extra degree is that MORE
education makes a BETTER interpreter. A BA/BS of any
stripe will make for a better interpreter because of
the -additional- knowledge gained.

Personally, I feel that one should never be satisfied
to stand still, to say "here I am, I am a 'good
enough' interpreter". I havent the funds to pursue
additional (MS, PhD) degrees, but I continue to take
college classes here and there to expand my knowledge
base which makes me a better interpreter.

cherie
CI and CT

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