Today's lesson: What is the difference between Interpretation and Translation?

Ahh, good question grasshopper.

Interpretation is the process of understanding and analyzing a spoken or signed message and re-expressing that message faithfully, accurately, and objectively in another language, taking the cultural and social context into account.

The purpose of interpreting is to enable communication between two or more individuals who do not speak each other’s language.

Interpretation is not the same as translation. Translation is used with the written word, whereas interpretation is used with the spoken word.