Interpreter Self-Assessment

Course length:  1.5 hours 

Course access period: 60 days from purchase date

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: 1.5 CCHI CE hours
• International Medical Interpreters Association: 0.15 IMIA CEUs
• Maryland Court Interpreter Program: 1.5 CE credits
• Ontario Council on Community Interpreting: 1.5 OCCI PDUs

Learning objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Explore the concept, meaning and application of self-assessment and reflective practice for interpreters.
• Create a baseline self-recording to monitor your interpreting accuracy, pace, delivery and performance.

What you will get:

• Your video host: Daniel Sanchez
• 2 audio recordings of interpreter performance
• 3 role plays in 9 language pairs (2 medical, 1 educational)
• 2 role-play self-assessment exercises
• 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:

• You will gain tools for reflective practice and how to assess your own interpreting performance as objectively as possible in order to improve it.

• You will use strategies to avoid judging yourself too harshly or gently.
• You will learn to assess recordings of your interpreting using forms and tools that can enhance your practice.
• You will gain a better understanding of why interpreter self-assessment is essential for quality performance.