TCI (THE COMMUNITY INTERPRETER) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.

TCI (THE COMMUNITY INTERPRETER)
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS




TCI n- n ncorrect nanswer- n n...

Definitions n- n ncorrect nanswer- n n.

"A" nLanguage n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nThe ninterpreter's nprimary nor nnative nlanguage.

Adjunct nInterpreter n(Dual nRole) n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nA nbilingual nemployee ncalled
nupon nto ninterpreter non noccasion nor npart-time nas none nof nhis nor nher nprofessional
nduties.


Advocacy n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nAn naction ntaken nby nthe ninterpreter non nbehalf nof na
nclient nwhen nthe nclient's nsafety, nwell-being, ndignity nor nequal naccess nto na npublic
nservice nare ncompromised nor nat nrisk.


"B" nLanguage n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nThe ninterpreter's nsecond nworking nlanguage

Certified nInterpreter n- n ncorrect nanswer- n n-An ninterpreter nwho nhas npassed na nformal
ncredentialing nprocess nadministered nby na nprofessional norganization nor ngovernment
nentity nmay nbe ncertified.
-Certification nis na ncredential nawarded nby na nrecognized ncertification nbody nto
ninterpreters nwho npass na nrigorous, nexternally nvalidated nskill ntests nwith noral nand
nwritten ncomponents nthat nis nbased non nnational nor ninternational nrequirements nfor
nprofessional ncertification.

, Community nInterpreter n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nA nprofessional ninterpreter, nbilingual
nstaff nmember nor nvolunteer nwho ninterprets nfor ncommunity nservices nsuch nas nhealth
ncare, neducation nand nsocial nservices


Community nInterpreting n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nA nprofession nthat nfacilitates naccess nto
ncommunity nservices nfor nlinguistically ndiverse nclients nwho ndo nnot nspeak nthe
nlanguage nof nservice.


Consecutive nMode n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nRendering na nmessage ninto nanother
nlanguage nwhen nthe nspeaker nor nsigner npauses.


Cultural nAwareness n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nRecognition nof nthe nimportance nof ncultural
ndifferences


Cultural nSensitivity n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nA nwilllingness nto naccept nand nvalue ncultural
ndifferences


Cultural nCompetence n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nThe nability nto nprovide nservices
neffectively nacross ncultures


Healthcare nInterpreting n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nInterpreting nthat ntakes nplace nin nany
nhealth ncare nfacility nsetting; nalso nknown nas nMedical nInterpreting


Interpreter n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nA nperson nwho naccurately nrenders na nmessage nfrom
na nsource ninto na ntarget nlanguage


Interpreting n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nThe nprocess nof ninterpreting nis nto nfacilitate
ncommunication nbetween nthose nwho ndo nnot nshare na ncommon nlanguage


LEP n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nLimited nEnglish nProficiency, nIndividuals nwho ndo nnot
nspeak nEnglish nas ntheir nfirst nlanguage.


Sight nTranslation n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nThe noral nor nsigned ntranslation nof na nwritten
ndocument n(For nexample, nthe nreading nof na nbrochure)


Simultaneous nMode n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nRendering na nmessage ninto nan nother
nlanguage nwhile na nperson nis nstill nspeaking nor nsigning nthe nmessage.


Source nLanguage n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nThe nlanguage nfrom nwhich nan ninterpreter
ninterprets nat nany ngiven nmoment


Summarization n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nRendering nthe ngist nof na nmessage ninto nan
nother nlanguage


Target nLanguage n- n ncorrect nanswer- n nThe nlanguage ninto nwhich nan ninterpreter
ninterprets nat nany ngiven nmoment