Tan Lee Bee, 58, is a sign language interpreter who has been working with the deaf since she was 18.
Instead, she observed the sign language lessons at her sister’s school and later, at home, her sister would teach her what she had learnt. With no job at the time, the then 18-year-old Tan decided to go for it and within six months, she was fluent in signing.Her lessons in sign language were not limited to the classroom, she was also dispatched to teach signing at banks, churches, hospitals and Rotary Clubs.
After leaving her teaching job, Tan moved to RTM in 1986, where she appeared as a sign language interpreter for Selamat Pagi Malaysia.“The deaf language is like other languages with its own syntax and grammar,” said Tan. It differs from country to country and Malaysia has its own variant. “Whatever we interpret, it has to be understood,” Tan said. “I have to make sure my interpretation is clear and that I do not make any mistakes.”When interpreting speech, Tan said sign language interpreters tend to simplify as much as possible, keeping only the main point of the message.
She revealed that in the early days of the pandemic, there was no formalised sign for the term, “Covid-19”, and one suggested sign involved what could be misread as a very rude gesture.
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