ITR 273 - Healthcare Interpretation I

1. Identify healthcare situations in which consecutive interpreting should be performed.
2. Develop listening/prediction techniques for healthcare consecutive interpretation
   1. Identify genres of texts/speeches encountered in healthcare contexts: narration of events, arguments for or against a position, persuasive texts, and descriptions.
   2. Use listening skills to develop structure maps or conceptual maps of different genres of healthcare discourse
   3. Use structure maps or conceptual maps to predict the flow of information in new examples of healthcare discourse
   4. Develop and implement a practice strategy for improving listening/prediction abilities in both languages
3. Develop analysis techniques for healthcare consecutive interpretation
   1. Define the major constituents of a sentence or idea (S-V-O).
   2. Identify the major constituents of each sentence or idea in a healthcare text.
   3. Compare and contrast the major constituents in English and the other language
   4. Develop and implement a practice strategy for improving SVO identification in both languages
4. Develop note-taking techniques for healthcare consecutive interpretation.
   1. Define the tools and format needed for effective note-taking.
   2. Describe the proper goal of effective note-taking
   3. Demonstrate ability to accurately note S-V-O units, links, and unpredictable information.
   4. Demonstrate ability to graphically represent the sequence of events: indentation, verticalization, lines.
   5. Demonstrate ability to use standard and personalized symbols in note-taking for consecutive interpretation
5. Develop recall techniques for healthcare consecutive interpretation
   1. Identify the issue of memory load according to the Efforts Model of interpretation
   2. Describe the difference between short term memory and long term memory.
   3. Identify the strategies for enhancing retention; segmentation (chunking), semantic retention, use of multiple intelligences for recall development.
   4. Explain the issue of semantic and non-semantic information in human services interpreting
   5. Demonstrate effective recall skills through extensive healthcare consecutive interpreting practice
6. Develop skills in positioning and situational control for healthcare consecutive interpretation
   1. Identify the factors requiring proper positioning of the interpreter in healthcare consecutive interpretation; audibility, non-verbal cues, unobtrusiveness.
   2. Explain the appropriate positioning of the healthcare interpreter in the following situations; admitting interviews, well baby visits, informational sessions, and standard doctor visits
   3. Demonstrate ability to use proper verbal and non-verbal protocols to control the rate of speech or to request repetitions during healthcare interpreting situations
   4. Explain and justify the need to use the third person when intervening as the interpreter in healthcare interpreting events
7. Demonstrate ability to interpret for healthcare situations.
   1. Identify terminology commonly occurring in healthcare situations
   2. Incorporate new terminology into personal electronic glossary
   3. Incorporate new symbols needed for note-taking while interpreting for healthcare situations.
   4. Identify potential interpreting and ethical pitfalls when interpreting for healthcare situations.
   5. Demonstrate ability to interpret for admitting interviews, well-baby visits, informational sessions, and standard doctor visits.
   6. Identify areas of improvement and plans for improvement.
   7. Identify areas of improvement and plans for improvement