For many deaf and hard-of-hearing students, access to the general education curriculum is provided, in part, by using the services of an educational interpreter. Even with a highly qualified interpreter, full access to the content and social life in a hearing classroom can be challenging, and there are many aspects of the educational placement that can affect success. The skills and knowledge o...

In the interpreting profession, term language direction (or directionality) is used to describe from one’s native, dominant (L1) into a second, non-dominant (L2), or vice versa. Language has long been of interest scholars in regards quality output. Spoken interpreter educators have argued that high interpretations can only be produced when working an L2 L1 (Nicodemus & Emmorey, 2013; Selesk...

The ability to work with interpreters is a core skill for UK medical graduates. At the University of Sheffield Medical School, this teaching was identified as a gap in the curriculum. Teaching was developed to use professional interpreters in role-play, based on evidence that professional interpreters improve health outcomes for patients with limited English proficiency. Other principles guidin...

BACKGROUND Use of available interpreter services by hospital clinical staff is often suboptimal, despite evidence that trained interpreters contribute to quality of care and patient safety. Examination of intra-hospital variations in attitudes and practices regarding interpreter use can contribute to identifying factors that facilitate good practice. The purpose of this study was to describe at...

This paper presents a general implementation framework for reflective languages. It allows us to systematically build reflective languages which have the following favorable properties: (1) user programs are allowed to access and change (parts of) metalevel interpreters, (2) reflective facilities are available at every level, (hence there exists conceptually an infinite tower of interpreters), ...

BACKGROUND Although the Australian Translating and Interpreting Service offers the world's largest free telephone health interpreter service, it remains underused. This study explores barriers for nonmedical practice staff to accessing telephone interpreters. METHODS Data were collected through five focus groups of 4-8 people. Participants were receptionists and practice nurses from the Austr...

This paper presents a general implementation framework for re ective languages. It allows us to systematically build re ective languages which have the following favorable properties: (1) user programs are allowed to access and change (parts of) metalevel interpreters, (2) re ective facilities are available at every level, (hence there exists conceptually an in nite tower of interpreters), and ...

Objective. In Sweden, about 19% of residents have a foreign background. Previous studies reported immigrant patients experience communication difficulties despite the presence of interpreters during consultations. The objective of this study was to gain insights into the participants' perceptions and reflections of the triangular meeting by means of in-depth interviews with immigrant patients, ...

BACKGROUND Inuit interpreters are key players in end-of-life (EOL) care for Nunavik patients and families. This emotionally intensive work requires expertise in French, English and Inuit dialects to negotiate linguistic and cultural challenges. Cultural differences among medical institutions and Inuit communities can lead to value conflicts and moral dilemmas as interpreters navigate how best t...