ASTM F 2089 - 01 (Reapproved 2007) Standard Guide for Language Interpretation Services

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved April 1, 2007. Published July 2007. Originally approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F 2089 – 01. 14 p. This guide identifies the components of quality language interpretation services and establishes criteria for each component. These criteria define the minimum standard of quality services in the language interpretation industry with reference to distinctive characteristics of specific settings. The needs analysis identifies a procedure for making an informed choice of interpretation services. In the language industry, translation refers to the translation of a written text, whereas interpretation to the translation of spoken or signed communication.