Particularly in the educational setting, should Interpreters be considered professionals? If not, why?
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Professionals!  Most places require a degree and certification.  Interpreters have a huge responsibility to their clients and can be held responsible for information interpreted wrongly or information that is left out.  Educational Interpreters should also be certified but many schools will hire uncertified interpreters.  This is detrimental to both the student and the educator.
188518
the responsibility for education rests at the state and local level\n\nmost states and cities are a mess financially\n\nteachers are considered professionals, as opposed to say a construction worker BUT they are considered the lowest form of professional even police are respected more
356216
Yes ur right..When someone moves to another country for a job that person is supposed to know the native language.\nI am an indian and i know how the west feels about us but you are right about speaking the native language..its not just them but the local people suffer because of not able to communicate too..\nGuess the embassy in every country has to take care of that..
560725
I think that makes her (the teacher) well-traveled and fluent in foreign tongues, not a "world citizen." \nI'd like to avoid becoming a world citizen (subject to world court, etc).
413314
I used to be a nurse tutor & remember lots of discussions around this question, so here goes!\nThe definition of a profession is that the individuals undertake a research based training, they are proved (by assessment) to be competent in their work, they have a central professional governing body which produces their code of ethics & practice, that they undertake ongoing professional development to remain up to date in their work. By definition, a professional attains to this so what you will find is that a lay carer doesn't have the level of training, a code of conduct & ethics, etc. Of course, despite this, there are many nurses who although have undertaken all that makes them a professional, are not "professional" in their work - you know what I mean! If you investigate this statement further, you will probably find that they are lacking in one area of what defines a profession. Hope this helps.
181833
Hearing… am certain hospitals have at least a fluent sign language staff member.\nVision… with tender care.\nOther limitations… staff is trained to deal with any situation.
432919
I don't care as long as the accent does not interfere in the lessons and causes difficulty in understanding what is being said. For example, I have a geography professor in college that has a very thick accent, and it was so hard to understand from the beginning. I thought that I would never get used to it. Half a year has passed so far, and it is getting so much better because I got used to it. Still, sometimes, when she talks it's kind of hard to understand. What's crazy is that there is this one student in the class, and he gives perfect answers to every question. But he uses words that are hard for her to understand, so she would always ask him, "What do you mean?" So, yeah. I completely understand what you're talking about. It is hard, and I hope that I don't get anyone like that again this upcoming semester.
524787
It is a professional course, so I would say that it is a good profession. The only thing is that it depends on who you are and what your personality is towards the course. Overall, it's a good job to have.
101055
well.......i hear what your saying but....fact is the kids need to learn spanish for their own future.....most professions....like doctors, nurses, correction officers, teachers.....need to communicate with all........those who don't know spanish are only hurting themselves
15443
I'm sure they did when they first got here, but over time people didn't teach languages other than English to their children.  This often happens as a natural process when more than one language is available in the environment; people always want to learn the language of power, and ignore any others.  It's sad but true.  That's why I hope that people who read my answer will choose to continue speaking other languages, if they know them.  People are often worried about messing up their kids, but it doesn't mess them up.
626286
Nope. Teachers from a different country doesn’t know the target country’s culture. What you say may work in case of scientific subjects, but if a teacher knows so well a langauge and his/her profession as well, he/she would get a good salary at home, so why go to the target country?
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Let's deal with the sociopolitical aspects and the educational aspects separately.\n\n"Literate" means you are able to read.  It's possible to be literate in one language but not in another.  Literacy is a critical step to freedom:  you have access to a world full of information and no longer have to accept what others tell you.\n\n"Educated" is a value-loaded term.  That is, what subjects are considered important to know about is a culturally-determined thing.  An educated San tribesman needs to be able to recognise the tracks of two dozen creatures and assess the likelihood of finding water under a dry streambed by fingering a handful of the sand.  A person living in London and looking for work needs to know the things that most Londoners know, in addition to some skills that makes the person employable.  So the definition of "well educated" for an employer recruiting research assistants for the Political Science department of an American university is different from the definition that might be accepted by an employer recruiting a job foreman for a construction site in Nigeria.\n\nWhich brings us to the sociopolitical aspect of your question.  "Well educated" is situation-specific, as I've just described.  However, for employers to have an idea of what an applicant can be expected to know and do, there have to be some generally accepted standards of accomplishment.  That's what credentials are for, and they serve an important purpose in society.  THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY DEFINE YOU.  Your credentials are useful for specific purposes, but the richness of your life experience and character isn't expressed by saying you have x educational credential.  Some folks end up a PhD and still don't know how to tie their own shoes or say a kind word to a stranger.
657823
Yes. Everyone engaged in commerce in this country should speak English (and that does not apply only to the illegal immigrant from the south - but also to the Asians and Eastern Europeans who have immigrated here).\nHowever, conversations among private citizens should be allowed in whatever language is chosen. And, if we are going to insist that everyone speak English fluently, then we should offer widespread instruction.
154420
It was not our choice for them to come here, so why should it be our responsibility to accomodate them because they do not speak english. If you come to the US knowing that English is the primary language you should be prepared to learn it.
308490
No.\n\nBut... who told you educated, succesfull doctors can't also be terrorists? Regardless of their accents?\n\nGoodluck!
134187
Who would you classify as an expert?
460435
For your information, language teachers are not necessarily linguists. Yoy don't need help from linguists but language teachers.