The Community Interpreter - Practice|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Exam questions with answers |\ |\ |\
What is Community Interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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specialization of interpreting used in community-based settings to facilitate
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access to community services such as medical, educational, and social services.
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You support equal access to community services by facilitating communication
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and understanding.
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Define medical interpreting: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Interpreting for
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patients, their family and a healthcare provider.
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What is the purpose of interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To facilitate
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communication between parties who do not share a common language. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Describe Communicative Autonomy: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The capacity
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of each party in an encounter to be responsible for and in control of his/her
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own communication.
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Which area of community interpreting has become the most professionalized?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Medical
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, List the minimum requirements as an interpreter: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- Be 18 years old
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- High school diploma or equivalent
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- Be proficient in two languages
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- Hold a certificate for professional interpreter training (at least 40 hrs)
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Difference between certificate and certification: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Certification is the process. |\ |\ |\
Certificate is the official document showing completion of the process.
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Which kinds of organizations develop recognized certification programs for
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interpreters? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Professional organizations or |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
government entities. |\
Name the organizations that provide national medical interpreter certification
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programs: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CCHI- Certification Commission for
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Healthcare Interpreters |\
NBCMI- National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
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What is a code of ethics? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A set of principles or
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values that govern the conduct of members of a profession while they are
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engaged in the encounter of that profession.
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Exam questions with answers |\ |\ |\
What is Community Interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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specialization of interpreting used in community-based settings to facilitate
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access to community services such as medical, educational, and social services.
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You support equal access to community services by facilitating communication
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and understanding.
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Define medical interpreting: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Interpreting for
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patients, their family and a healthcare provider.
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What is the purpose of interpreting? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To facilitate
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communication between parties who do not share a common language. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Describe Communicative Autonomy: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The capacity
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of each party in an encounter to be responsible for and in control of his/her
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own communication.
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Which area of community interpreting has become the most professionalized?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Medical
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, List the minimum requirements as an interpreter: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔- Be 18 years old
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- High school diploma or equivalent
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- Be proficient in two languages
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- Hold a certificate for professional interpreter training (at least 40 hrs)
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Difference between certificate and certification: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Certification is the process. |\ |\ |\
Certificate is the official document showing completion of the process.
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Which kinds of organizations develop recognized certification programs for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
interpreters? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Professional organizations or |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
government entities. |\
Name the organizations that provide national medical interpreter certification
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programs: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CCHI- Certification Commission for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Healthcare Interpreters |\
NBCMI- National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
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What is a code of ethics? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A set of principles or
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values that govern the conduct of members of a profession while they are
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engaged in the encounter of that profession.
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