COMMUNITY INTERPRETING TEST
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The Golden Rule of Interpreting - correct answer- Interpret everything that is said...
just as it is said.
Add Nothing
Omit Nothing
Chance Nothing
Three steps to maintain Impartiality - correct answer- Disclose conflict to all parties
try to withdraw
Only stay if everyone involved request it and you can still stay impartial
Which of community interpreting has become the most professionalized? - correct
answer- Medical interpreting
Say No Model - correct answer- Be Gracious
Offer 2-3 choices
give reasons
Chunking - correct answer- The process of taking information and breaking it into parts
or chunks to help you recall information
If you decide not to sight translate a document, What should you do instead? - correct
answer- Ask the provider to explain the document and you will be happy to interpret the
explanation or have someone else come in to explain the document while you interpret
thee explanation
, Four elements of an interpreters Introduction that comeS after stating his or her name/
organization? - correct answer- Everything will be Interpreted.
Everything will be kept confidential confidential
Please speak directly to the to the client/provider
Please pause when I make signal to let me interpret
Communicative Autonomy - correct answer- The capacity of each party in an
encounter to be responsible for and in control of his or her own communication
BIAS - correct answer- A personal attitude or perspective that is not impartial and
tends to favor one viewpoint or social group over another
NCIHC - correct answer- National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
CCHI - correct answer- Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
NBCMI - correct answer- National Board Certification for Medical Interpreters
Why do Memory Skills matter for Interpreters? - correct answer- you need to have
sufficient memory skills not to interrupt the speakers to often because it distracts them
The main objective of effective positioning is to promote? - correct answer- Direct
Communication between the parties
How can imagery help an interpreter's memory? - correct answer- Try to visualize what
you hear as a story and see "who did what to whom"
What is a good guideline for mediation? - correct answer- When in doubt, stay out!
When should you mediate? - correct answer- When the potential consequences of
NOT intervening exceed the risk of intervening
Do the interpreters need to report or interpret (for the third party) what they say when
they intervene? - correct answer- Yes
Why is transparency so important when you mediate? - correct answer- If you are not
transparent you undermine community autonomy and direct communication as well as
trust
Name Three modes of interpreting - correct answer- Consecutive, simultaneous, sight
translation
Confidentiality - correct answer- The interpreter
Three memories skills - correct answer- Chunking, Imagery, Mnemonics
WITH VERIFIED UPDATES
The Golden Rule of Interpreting - correct answer- Interpret everything that is said...
just as it is said.
Add Nothing
Omit Nothing
Chance Nothing
Three steps to maintain Impartiality - correct answer- Disclose conflict to all parties
try to withdraw
Only stay if everyone involved request it and you can still stay impartial
Which of community interpreting has become the most professionalized? - correct
answer- Medical interpreting
Say No Model - correct answer- Be Gracious
Offer 2-3 choices
give reasons
Chunking - correct answer- The process of taking information and breaking it into parts
or chunks to help you recall information
If you decide not to sight translate a document, What should you do instead? - correct
answer- Ask the provider to explain the document and you will be happy to interpret the
explanation or have someone else come in to explain the document while you interpret
thee explanation
, Four elements of an interpreters Introduction that comeS after stating his or her name/
organization? - correct answer- Everything will be Interpreted.
Everything will be kept confidential confidential
Please speak directly to the to the client/provider
Please pause when I make signal to let me interpret
Communicative Autonomy - correct answer- The capacity of each party in an
encounter to be responsible for and in control of his or her own communication
BIAS - correct answer- A personal attitude or perspective that is not impartial and
tends to favor one viewpoint or social group over another
NCIHC - correct answer- National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
CCHI - correct answer- Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
NBCMI - correct answer- National Board Certification for Medical Interpreters
Why do Memory Skills matter for Interpreters? - correct answer- you need to have
sufficient memory skills not to interrupt the speakers to often because it distracts them
The main objective of effective positioning is to promote? - correct answer- Direct
Communication between the parties
How can imagery help an interpreter's memory? - correct answer- Try to visualize what
you hear as a story and see "who did what to whom"
What is a good guideline for mediation? - correct answer- When in doubt, stay out!
When should you mediate? - correct answer- When the potential consequences of
NOT intervening exceed the risk of intervening
Do the interpreters need to report or interpret (for the third party) what they say when
they intervene? - correct answer- Yes
Why is transparency so important when you mediate? - correct answer- If you are not
transparent you undermine community autonomy and direct communication as well as
trust
Name Three modes of interpreting - correct answer- Consecutive, simultaneous, sight
translation
Confidentiality - correct answer- The interpreter
Three memories skills - correct answer- Chunking, Imagery, Mnemonics
