Paraprofessional interpreter vs language translator

Differences between paraprofessional interpreter and language translator duties and responsibilities

Paraprofessional interpreter example responsibilities.

• Work with ESL and special needs students, individually and in small groups, to attain their learning objectives
• Implement language simulation and ESL techniques into all areas of instruction.
• Assist in providing services to English language learners with a combination of individual, group and classroom support.
• Interpret using ASL for a mainstream deaf student as well as aiding in the assistance of self contain students daily needs.
• Help to build collaboration with internal and international patients with medical staff, social organizations and insurance companies.
• Create PowerPoint presentations to display and categorize severity of defects to company personnel.

Language translator example responsibilities.

• Lead an international team of HUMINT collectors for the NATO mission in Bosnia where overt and covert collection protocols are observed.
• Provide written translations from Dari and Pashto, and some Urdu, into English.
• Consult employees on proper multicultural etiquette while connecting with Thai, Thai Yai, and Burmese sex workers.
• Conduct interviews for a study on the male sex work industry and translate the answers from Thai to English.
• Train soldiers to perform in a combat environment including tactical navigation, military communications, and several types of weapons.
• Conduct monitoring, translating, transcribing, interpreting, perform translation/transcription, quality control and perform validating services.