Medical terminology - healthy care Interpreter || A+ Graded
Answers.
A language correct answers a language in which the interpreter has native proficiency in
speaking and listening [ASTM].
accreditation correct answers term usually referring to the recognition of educational
institutions or training programs as meeting and maintaining standards that then qualify its
graduates for professional practice. See certified interpreter.
ad hoc interpreter correct answers an untrained person who is called upon to interpret, such as
a family member interpreting for her parents, a bilingual staff member pulled away from
other duties to interpret, or a self- declared bilingual in a hospital waiting-room who
volunteers to interpret. Also called a chance interpreter or lay interpreter.
advocacy correct answers any intervention (by an interpreter) that does not specifically relate
to the interpretation process. Advocacy is intended to further the interests of one of the parties
for whom the interpreting is done. Experts in the field of health care interpreting disagree on
the degree of advocacy that interpreters should provide. This is the subject of an ongoing
national dialogue. See transparency.
advocate correct answers a role that an interpreter takes that moves from interpreting the
communication between speakers to acting on behalf of one of the speakers based on the
interpreter's understanding of what the speaker's intended outcome is.
B language correct answers language in which the interpreter has full functional proficiency
in speaking and listening [ASTM
back translation correct answers translation of translated document back into the original
language. Often used to check the accuracy of the original translation, although professional
translators do not use this process to check the accuracy of a translation
bi-directional interpreting correct answers interpretation between two languages where each
functions as both a source and target language.
bilingual correct answers term describing a person who has some degree of proficiency in
two languages. A high level of bilingualism is the most basic of the qualifications of a
competent interpreter but by itself does not insure the ability to interpret.
bilingual provider correct answers a person with proficiency in more than one language,
enabling the person to provide services directly to limited-English-
proficient patients in their non-English language
bilingual worker / employee correct answers an employee who is a proficient speaker of two
languages, usually English and a language other than English,
who is often called upon to interpret for limited-English- proficient patients, but who is
usually not trained as a professional interpreter. See professional interpreter.
, certificate correct answers document, such as a certificate of attendance or completion, that
attests to participation in a course of study and attainment of some learning objective. A
person who holds a certificate related to interpreter training is not thereby certified. See
certification, certified interpreter.
certification correct answers process by which a governmental or professional organization
attests to or certifies that an individual is qualified to provide a particular service.
Certification calls for formal assessment, using an instrument that has been tested for validity
and reliability, so that the certifying body can be confident that the individuals it certifies
have the qualifications needed to do the job. Sometimes called qualification. See certified
interpreter.
certified interpreter correct answers professional interpreter who is certified as competent by
a professional organization or government entity through rigorous testing based on
appropriate and consistent criteria. Interpreters who have had limited training or have taken a
screening test administered by an employing health, interpreter or referral agency are not
considered certified.
consecutive interpreting correct answers the conversion of a speaker or signer's message into
another language after the speaker or signer pauses, in a specific social context [ASTM] See
simultaneous interpreting.
community interpreting correct answers interpreting that takes place in the course of
communication in the local community among speakers of different languages. The
community interpreter may or may not be a trained interpreter. See professional interpreter
cultural broker(ing) correct answers any action taken by the interpreter that provides cultural
information in addition to linguistic interpretation of the message given. See transparency
cultural consultant correct answers a person with the ability and experience to conduct
training for health care providers on how to provide culturally sensitive care to their
ethnically diverse patient population.
first-person interpreting correct answers the promotion by the interpreter of direct
communication between the principal parties in the interaction through the use of direct
utterances of each of the speakers, as though the interpreter were the voice of the person
speaking, albeit in the language of the listener. For example, if the patient says, "My stomach
hurts," the interpreter says (in the second language), "my stomach hurts," and not "she says
her stomach hurts."
health care interpreting correct answers interpreting tha t takes place in health care settings of
any sort, including doctor's offices, clinics, hospitals, home health visits, mental health
clinics, and public health presentations.
Typically the setting is an interview between a health care provider (doctor, nurse, lab
technician) and a patient (or the patient and one or more family members). See medical
interpreting.
interpreter correct answers a person who renders a message spoken in one language into a
second language, and who abides by a code of professional ethics. See professional
interpreter
Answers.
A language correct answers a language in which the interpreter has native proficiency in
speaking and listening [ASTM].
accreditation correct answers term usually referring to the recognition of educational
institutions or training programs as meeting and maintaining standards that then qualify its
graduates for professional practice. See certified interpreter.
ad hoc interpreter correct answers an untrained person who is called upon to interpret, such as
a family member interpreting for her parents, a bilingual staff member pulled away from
other duties to interpret, or a self- declared bilingual in a hospital waiting-room who
volunteers to interpret. Also called a chance interpreter or lay interpreter.
advocacy correct answers any intervention (by an interpreter) that does not specifically relate
to the interpretation process. Advocacy is intended to further the interests of one of the parties
for whom the interpreting is done. Experts in the field of health care interpreting disagree on
the degree of advocacy that interpreters should provide. This is the subject of an ongoing
national dialogue. See transparency.
advocate correct answers a role that an interpreter takes that moves from interpreting the
communication between speakers to acting on behalf of one of the speakers based on the
interpreter's understanding of what the speaker's intended outcome is.
B language correct answers language in which the interpreter has full functional proficiency
in speaking and listening [ASTM
back translation correct answers translation of translated document back into the original
language. Often used to check the accuracy of the original translation, although professional
translators do not use this process to check the accuracy of a translation
bi-directional interpreting correct answers interpretation between two languages where each
functions as both a source and target language.
bilingual correct answers term describing a person who has some degree of proficiency in
two languages. A high level of bilingualism is the most basic of the qualifications of a
competent interpreter but by itself does not insure the ability to interpret.
bilingual provider correct answers a person with proficiency in more than one language,
enabling the person to provide services directly to limited-English-
proficient patients in their non-English language
bilingual worker / employee correct answers an employee who is a proficient speaker of two
languages, usually English and a language other than English,
who is often called upon to interpret for limited-English- proficient patients, but who is
usually not trained as a professional interpreter. See professional interpreter.
, certificate correct answers document, such as a certificate of attendance or completion, that
attests to participation in a course of study and attainment of some learning objective. A
person who holds a certificate related to interpreter training is not thereby certified. See
certification, certified interpreter.
certification correct answers process by which a governmental or professional organization
attests to or certifies that an individual is qualified to provide a particular service.
Certification calls for formal assessment, using an instrument that has been tested for validity
and reliability, so that the certifying body can be confident that the individuals it certifies
have the qualifications needed to do the job. Sometimes called qualification. See certified
interpreter.
certified interpreter correct answers professional interpreter who is certified as competent by
a professional organization or government entity through rigorous testing based on
appropriate and consistent criteria. Interpreters who have had limited training or have taken a
screening test administered by an employing health, interpreter or referral agency are not
considered certified.
consecutive interpreting correct answers the conversion of a speaker or signer's message into
another language after the speaker or signer pauses, in a specific social context [ASTM] See
simultaneous interpreting.
community interpreting correct answers interpreting that takes place in the course of
communication in the local community among speakers of different languages. The
community interpreter may or may not be a trained interpreter. See professional interpreter
cultural broker(ing) correct answers any action taken by the interpreter that provides cultural
information in addition to linguistic interpretation of the message given. See transparency
cultural consultant correct answers a person with the ability and experience to conduct
training for health care providers on how to provide culturally sensitive care to their
ethnically diverse patient population.
first-person interpreting correct answers the promotion by the interpreter of direct
communication between the principal parties in the interaction through the use of direct
utterances of each of the speakers, as though the interpreter were the voice of the person
speaking, albeit in the language of the listener. For example, if the patient says, "My stomach
hurts," the interpreter says (in the second language), "my stomach hurts," and not "she says
her stomach hurts."
health care interpreting correct answers interpreting tha t takes place in health care settings of
any sort, including doctor's offices, clinics, hospitals, home health visits, mental health
clinics, and public health presentations.
Typically the setting is an interview between a health care provider (doctor, nurse, lab
technician) and a patient (or the patient and one or more family members). See medical
interpreting.
interpreter correct answers a person who renders a message spoken in one language into a
second language, and who abides by a code of professional ethics. See professional
interpreter
