community interpreting

someone who sees a crime take place

The community interpreter refrains from allowing personal beliefs or opinions to manifest in his or her professional conduct.

• confidentiality

• impartiality

• professional boundaries

The community interpreter does not disclose any private information learned during the interpreting session, except where disclosure is required by law.

• accuracy

• professional conduct

• confidentiality

What would you do if you had to interpret a word / phrase that doesn't exist in your language?

When interpreting you can give advice to the person for whom you are interpreting.

• True

• False

The service user asks you for your phone number. What do you say to him /her?

An interpreter needs

• good IT skills, excellent writing skills, great research skills

• great listening skills, very good memory, be calm under pressure

A service user used bad language after learning that his benefits were reduced.

The interpreter should interpret everything without changing the intended meaning and maintain the tone, register of the speaker.

• true

• false

The community interpreter should do his / her best to interpret every message without omissions, additions, distortions or any other changes to the original message.

• professional boundaries

• intercultural communication

• accuracy

What does SEN stand for?