MEDICAL INTERPRETING SECTION 1
(THINGS TO STUDY) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
what is incremental intervention - Answer-practice of interpreters moving from role to
role as necessary while always staying as much in the background as possible
why is it important for the interpreter to be as unobtrusive as possible in an interpreted
encounter - Answer-you don't want to get in the way of of the patient clinician
relationship and could endanger the patients life if there is a misunderstanding
what is a collaborative environment and how does it affect the roles an interpreter may
take on - Answer-everyone is working together for the same result, the patients health
(interpreter may take a more flexible role)
what is an adversarial environment and how does it affect the roles an interpreter may
take on - Answer-all the participants do not have the same objective(the interpreter
needs to be careful to not influence the outcome)
linguistic barrier - Answer-Differences in spoken language
conduit - Answer-clearly repeats what is said in the target language without adding or
editing any part of the message
Barrier of Register - Answer-differences in the level of language used.
clarifier - Answer-checks for understanding
cultural barrier - Answer-differences in beliefs around health and illness
culture broker - Answer-Provides a cultural framework for understanding the message
being interpreted
systemic barrier - Answer-differences in understanding the healthcare system
advocate - Answer-takes action on behalf of the patient outside the bounds of an
interpreted session when the needs of the patient are not being met due to systemic
barriers
the four interpreter roles : - Answer-conduit/message conveyer, clarifier, culture broker,
advocate
LEP: - Answer-Limited English Proficiency
(THINGS TO STUDY) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
what is incremental intervention - Answer-practice of interpreters moving from role to
role as necessary while always staying as much in the background as possible
why is it important for the interpreter to be as unobtrusive as possible in an interpreted
encounter - Answer-you don't want to get in the way of of the patient clinician
relationship and could endanger the patients life if there is a misunderstanding
what is a collaborative environment and how does it affect the roles an interpreter may
take on - Answer-everyone is working together for the same result, the patients health
(interpreter may take a more flexible role)
what is an adversarial environment and how does it affect the roles an interpreter may
take on - Answer-all the participants do not have the same objective(the interpreter
needs to be careful to not influence the outcome)
linguistic barrier - Answer-Differences in spoken language
conduit - Answer-clearly repeats what is said in the target language without adding or
editing any part of the message
Barrier of Register - Answer-differences in the level of language used.
clarifier - Answer-checks for understanding
cultural barrier - Answer-differences in beliefs around health and illness
culture broker - Answer-Provides a cultural framework for understanding the message
being interpreted
systemic barrier - Answer-differences in understanding the healthcare system
advocate - Answer-takes action on behalf of the patient outside the bounds of an
interpreted session when the needs of the patient are not being met due to systemic
barriers
the four interpreter roles : - Answer-conduit/message conveyer, clarifier, culture broker,
advocate
LEP: - Answer-Limited English Proficiency
