MEDICAL INTERPRETING TRAINING -
CHAPTER 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Working Language - Correct Answers -Any language the interpreter interprets in
Source language - Correct Answers -The language you interpret from.
Target language - Correct Answers -The language you interpret INTO
List 3 stages of the encounter - Correct Answers -- Pre-encounter:
- Encounter:
-Post-encounter:
Identify 4 interpreting protocols that you learned in Chapter 2. - Correct Answers --
Positioning
- Professional introductions
- Using first person
- Turn-taking (managing the flow: interrupting the session for accuracy)
Write down the 4 elements of a medical interpreter's introduction that come after stating
your name and organization - Correct Answers -- 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.
Why do memory skills matter for interpreters? - Correct Answers -They allow to interpret
longer messages without interrupting or distracting the speakers. They support
accuracy.
Identify 7 steps of the encounter - Correct Answers -- Preparation
- Briefing (optional)
- Introduction
- Interpreting
- Mediation (if needed)
- Debriefing (optional)
- Analysis
What is an interpreting protocol? - Correct Answers -A formal guideline about what to do
in a certain job or activity, they also reflect best practice.
CHAPTER 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Working Language - Correct Answers -Any language the interpreter interprets in
Source language - Correct Answers -The language you interpret from.
Target language - Correct Answers -The language you interpret INTO
List 3 stages of the encounter - Correct Answers -- Pre-encounter:
- Encounter:
-Post-encounter:
Identify 4 interpreting protocols that you learned in Chapter 2. - Correct Answers --
Positioning
- Professional introductions
- Using first person
- Turn-taking (managing the flow: interrupting the session for accuracy)
Write down the 4 elements of a medical interpreter's introduction that come after stating
your name and organization - Correct Answers -- 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.
Why do memory skills matter for interpreters? - Correct Answers -They allow to interpret
longer messages without interrupting or distracting the speakers. They support
accuracy.
Identify 7 steps of the encounter - Correct Answers -- Preparation
- Briefing (optional)
- Introduction
- Interpreting
- Mediation (if needed)
- Debriefing (optional)
- Analysis
What is an interpreting protocol? - Correct Answers -A formal guideline about what to do
in a certain job or activity, they also reflect best practice.