Sharpen Your Accuracy! Message Transfer Skills for Interpreters
SKU#: 22 Sharpen Accuracy
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Guidance on how to improve interpreter accuracy by practicing key cognitive processes and “component skills” such as anticipation, parroting and paraphrasing.
Course length: 2 hours
Course access period: Two months
Course completion requirements: Pass one exit test (score of 70% or above).
Certificate: Downloadable certificate available immediately upon passing the exit test.
CEUs:
- Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters: 2 CCHI CE hours (Performance-Based)
- International Medical Interpreters Association: 0.2 IMIA CEUs
- Washington State Department of Social Health Services: 2 DSHS CECs
- Maryland Court Interpreter Program: 2 CE credits
- Washington State Court Interpreter Program: 2 CEUs
- Ontario Council on Community Interpreting: 2 OCCI PDUs
Learning objectives:
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Practice three cognitive processes: anticipating, multitasking and message analysis.
- Perform two skills-building techniques: parroting (shadowing) and paraphrasing.
What you will get:
- Your video host: Barry Slaughter Olsen, MA
- 10 interactive exercises
- Specific practice techniques featured in most university interpreting programs
- Guidance on how to continue professional development in message transfer skills beyond this course
- Handouts (medical, educational and human services texts)
- Sections from The Community Interpreter®: An International Textbook and The Medical Interpreter: A Foundation Textbook for Medical Interpreting
- Course completion certificate
How this lesson will improve your practice:
- Your accuracy will improve.
- You will know how to practice the skills that help you convert a message from one language to another with skill.
- You will understand what message transfer is and how component skills practice helps you interpret well.
- You will know how to engage in continuing education and professional growth.
- As others see the improvements in your performance, they will want you to come back to interpret for them.
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