Define working language - answerAny language the interpreter interprets in
What is professional identity? - answerIt's the process of building up a sense of self in a
work related context. It is professionally identifying yourself.
Define Source language - answerThe language your interpret FROM
What is community interpreting? - answerA specialization of interpreting that facilitates
access to community services.
Define Target language - answerThe language you interpret INTO
What is bias? - answerIt refers to a personal attitude or perspective that is not impartial
and tends to favor one viewpoint or social group over another. It is usually unconscious.
List the 3 stages of the encounter - answerPre-encounter, Encounter, Post-Encounter
Why does a professional identity matter? - answerInterpreters work in isolation.
"Anything goes." If you have a sense of professional identity, you can learn to work "on
the same page" as other interpreters. Then people know what to expect of professional
interpreters.
Define medical interpreting. - answerInterpreting for patients, their families and
healthcare providers, i.e., a specialization of interpreting that facilitates access to
healthcare.
Identify 4 interpretIng in protocols (that you learned in Module 2) - answerPositioning
Professional introductions
First person
Turn-taking (managing the flow: interrupting the session for accuracy)
What is Project Implicit? - answerIt's a Harvard-based project suported by decades of
research that lets you explore your own unconscious bias in a series of tests.
, What is the goal of effective positioning?
(In other words, which guiding principle will help you decide which position to take?) -
answerFind the position that best promotes DIRECT COMMUNICATION.
What is a language access law? - answerIt's a law that mandates or requires language
assistance to help ensure equal access to public services to prevent or reduce
discrimination.
Write the 4 elements of an interpreter's introduction that come AFTER stating his/her
name/organization. - answer*Everything will be interpreted.
*Everything will be kept confidential.
*Please speak directly to the client/provider.
*Please pause when I make a signal to let me interpret.
Are medical interpreters community interpreters? - answerYES!!!!!!!!!!
Define intervening - answerThe act of interrupting a session for any reason.
What are some exceptions to using first person? - answer*Young children (esp. <7)
*People suffering from dementia
*People who are intoxicated/cases of substance abuse
*Emergencies
What should you do if a provider keeps speaking in third person? (E.g., "Ask him how
long this has been going on." "Tell her to come back in three weeks.") - answer* First,
adopt an unobtrusive position and cut off eye contact.
* If that does not work, intervene to perform a "role clarification" and remind the provider
to please address the patient/client, not the interpreter.
* If the provider persists, use a hand gesture to direct his/her attention to the
patient/client.
* If these attempts fail, as an absolute LAST RESORT consider interpreting in first
person (but this is not technically accurate and NOT recommended).
* Then mediate outside the session to point out that first person is much faster,
promotes direct communication and trust, and is much easier to interpret.
Name the most important language excess law in the US. - answerTitle VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
Why do memory skills matter for interpreters? - answerInterrupting the speakers too
often distracts them, can upset their train of thought and cause them to forget things.
Also, you will never be a professional community interpreter w/o developing enough
memory skills to avoid interrupting a complete thought or statement.
What is the purpose of interpreting? - answerTo facilitate communication between 2 or
more parties who do not share a common language.
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