Interpreters convert material from one or many languages to another, usually their native language. They may specialize in various fields including literature, science, or medicine and ensure the translated versions stay close with the original text. Interpreters convert concepts in source languages to equivalent concepts in the target language and compile information and technical terms into glossaries and terminology databases used in their translations.
Interpreters speak, read, and write fluently in at least two languages, one of which is usually English, and relay the style and tone of the original language. Interpreters convert information from one spoken language into another, intending to have people hear the interpretation as if it were the original language. They must read the original language fluently to translate it into a new language. Interpreters need a bachelor's degree in communication and fluency in two languages.