Module 4: Professional Identify and the
community Interpreter Correct 100%
Professionalism - ANSWER perform you best practices, know you job, follow code of
ethic and standard of practice, and confidence
Professional Interpreter Tool Box include? - ANSWER -Resume
-Business card with agency
-Dictionary
-Medical terminology resource/ interpreting terminology
-Work orders ( worksheet)
- invoices
- tax break/receipt
- insurance: Error & omission
The difference between contractor and employee? - ANSWER - Contractor( or
Freelancer): no take tax out, control schedule, no show no pay
-Employee: have benefit, tax deduct, late or no show will be fired
What is legal interpreter ? - ANSWER ( facilitate communication between parties for
accessing to justice)
- qualification from experience
- process of proceeding of the encounter
- Jail/ prison
-Law firms
- medical setting
-community setting
- immigration setting
- divorce
- child support
Give examples of legal in Medical Interpreting - ANSWER 1) Emergency Room ( ER) :
patient have stroke and need to sign consent form with family to perform surgery: this is
legal part
+ No mediation
+ No intervene
+ No clarification even you not understand
+ No cultural mediation
Give examples of community interpreter involve legal - ANSWER - in school setting
1) parents need to do IEP: Individualize Education Plan
+ IEP for learning disability student
community Interpreter Correct 100%
Professionalism - ANSWER perform you best practices, know you job, follow code of
ethic and standard of practice, and confidence
Professional Interpreter Tool Box include? - ANSWER -Resume
-Business card with agency
-Dictionary
-Medical terminology resource/ interpreting terminology
-Work orders ( worksheet)
- invoices
- tax break/receipt
- insurance: Error & omission
The difference between contractor and employee? - ANSWER - Contractor( or
Freelancer): no take tax out, control schedule, no show no pay
-Employee: have benefit, tax deduct, late or no show will be fired
What is legal interpreter ? - ANSWER ( facilitate communication between parties for
accessing to justice)
- qualification from experience
- process of proceeding of the encounter
- Jail/ prison
-Law firms
- medical setting
-community setting
- immigration setting
- divorce
- child support
Give examples of legal in Medical Interpreting - ANSWER 1) Emergency Room ( ER) :
patient have stroke and need to sign consent form with family to perform surgery: this is
legal part
+ No mediation
+ No intervene
+ No clarification even you not understand
+ No cultural mediation
Give examples of community interpreter involve legal - ANSWER - in school setting
1) parents need to do IEP: Individualize Education Plan
+ IEP for learning disability student
