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Communicative Autonomy correct answers The capacity of each party in an encounter to be
responsible for and in control of his or her own communication.

Communicative Autonomy correct answers Means our capacity to be responsible for and in
control of our own communication.

Purpose of Interpreting correct answers To support communicative autonomy. Interpreters do
so by facilitating communication among parties who do not share a common language.

Community Interpreting correct answers A specialization of interpreting that facilitates
access to community services for individuals who do not speak the language of service.

Medical Interpreting correct answers Interpreting for patients, their families and healthcare
staff in order to facilitate access to healthcare.

Minimum requirements to be a medical or community interpreter correct answers Proof of
age (18 years of age or older)
A high school diploma or equivalent
Proof of bilingualism, such a language proficiency test certificate
Proof of training in the US minimum 40 hours of training in healthcare interpreting

Code of Ethics correct answers A set of principles or values that govern the conduct of
members of a profession while they are engaged in the enactment of that profession.

Standards of Practice correct answers A set of guidelines that define what an interpreter does
in the performance of his/her role. Standards describe what is considered "best practice" by
the profession and ensure a consistent quality of performance.

NCIHC National code of Ethics correct answers 9 Principles

1 Confidenciality
2 Accuracy
3 Imparciality
4 Role Boundaries
5 Cultural Awareness
6 Respect
7 Advocacy
8 Professional Development
9 Professionalism

Three Steps for Managing Conflict of Interest correct answers 1 Disclose the relationship and
the conflict of interest
2 Offer to withdraw
3 If all parties ask you to stay, self-evaluate to see whether you should or shouldn't stay

The Say NO Model correct answers 1 Be Gracious
2 Offer 2-3 choice
3 Give reasons

, Three stage of interpreting correct answers Pre-encounter
Encounter
Post-encounter

Pre-encounter correct answers 1 Preparation
2 Briefing (optional)

Encounter correct answers 1 Professional introduction
2 Interpreting
3 Intervening/mediating (optional)

Post-encounter correct answers 1 Debriefing (optional )
2 Analysis

Four Interpreting Protocols correct answers Positioning
Professional introduction
Direct speech (first person)
Managing the flow

Professional Introduction correct answers Everything said or signed will be interpreted
Everything will be kept confidential
Please speak to each other, not to me
If I do this [show a gesture] please pause

Main objective of effective positioning is correct answers To promote direct communication

Memory Steps correct answers 1 Encoding
2 Storage
3 Retrieval

Chunking correct answers Involves taking information and braking it into parts or "chunks"
of meaning to help you remember it.

Chunking correct answers Break the message into parts
Look for concepts
Focus on key ideas
Think of an image or concept that sums up the main idea in each part of the message

Imagery correct answers Process of associating images with what you hear so that the
message is easier for you to encode, store, and retrieve.

Four Steps for Message Transfer correct answers 1 Listen to the message
2 Extract the meaning
3 Find equivalent concepts to formulate the messages in the target language
4 Deliver the rendered message

Three Message Transfer Skills correct answers 1 Anticipation
2 Parroting
3 Paraphrasing

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