Unit One-Definition Definition of Interpreting It is defined as oral translation of a written text"(Shuttleworth Cowie 1997:83) Interpreting is a service activity with a communication function. (Gile)It is usually a face-to-face communicative actUnit One-Definition • Definition of Interpreting: It is defined as "oral translation of a written text" (Shuttleworth & Cowie: 1997:83). Interpreting is a service activity with a communication function. (Gile) It is usually a face-to-face communicative act