oral interpretation

noun

1. the study and practice of vocally expressing the meaning of written compositions, especially of literature.

Example Sentences

The complaint filed by Lawyers for Civil Rights says the Boston Planning and Development Agency hasn’t translated important documents or provided “competent and complete” oral interpretation at meetings in the review process for the development of the Suffolk Downs site.

From Washington Times

Mr. Hatch said he was going “nowhere” in college and enrolled in an oral interpretation class when a required English course was booked.

From New York Times

For more than eight years, the State Department has offered a visa program designated for many of those who face an “ongoing serious threat” as a result of having provided critical linguistic support — whether in oral interpretation or written translation — in Afghanistan and Iraq.

From New York Times

Students perform in various oral interpretation categories, including poetry, oratory, humor, storytelling, drama, duet and reader’s theatre.

From Washington Times

She went on to get her doctorate in the oral interpretation of literature, combining her love of reading and theater.

From New York Times