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DHS/RSC Vocabulary (definitions)
Terminology for Interpreting and Translating (definitions)
Best Practices (problem solving and encounter management)
Ethics (define and explain)
Language trivia!
100
The government agency responsible for interviewing applicants for resettlement to the United States.
What is DHS (Department of Homeland Security)
100
The term used to refer to the conversion of a WRITTEN (not spoken!) form of one language to a written form of another.
What is TRANSLATION
100
The act of stopping a speaker (raising hand, etc) to allow time for interpreting, to clarify a term, or correct an error (etc).
What is SIGNALLING
100
Accuracy: Define accuracy and give an example of something an interpreter must pay attention to in order to interpret accurately
Accuracy means we interpret exactly what is said, how it is said. One thing an interpreter must pay attention to is EMOTIONAL CONTENT or TONE
100
The six UN official languages
What are English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, French, and Chinese?
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!
What is the UN Convention Related to the Status of Refugees?
200
The three MODES OF INTERPRETING 1. The kind of interpreting in which the interpreter is speaking at the same time as the speaker. 2. The kind of interpreting in which the interpreter waits for the speaker to finish interpreting before beginning 3. The kind of interpreting in which the interpreter reads a document written in one language out loud into another
What are SIMULTANEOUS, CONSECUTIVE, AND SIGHT TRANSLATION
200
In most circumstances, this is the most effective positioning technique for promoting rapport between the applicant and the interviewer (no name for it, just explain)
Interpreter sits next to and slightly behind the applicant.
200
Impartiality: What does it mean to be impartial, and name one thing that could be considered a conflict of interest?
Impartiality for an interpreter means an absolute lack of bias. The interpreter is neutral in every way. An interpreter must disclose any personal relationship he or she might have with a participant.
200
Term to refer to non-spoken language composed of gestures, and containing unique grammar, vocabulary and syntax. Variants of this language are used as the primary means of communication for millions worldwide, and it is a major interpreted language.
What is Sign Language?
300
The individual whose story forms the main basis for a refugee claim in a multi-person case. Usually the head of the household.
What is Principal Applicant/PA
300
The term to refer to the original language an interpreter or translator is working FROM The term to refer to the destination language an interpreter or translator is converting INTO. "The interpreter is working with two languages. Farsi is the __________ _____________; English is the ___________ _____________."
What is Source Language and Target Language
300
Term to refer to the method of interpreting (only method of interpreting!) in which the interpreter matches the speaker's tense and grammar Speaker: I went to the Lady Gaga show on Friday. Interpreter: I went to the Lady Gaga show on Friday.
What is First-Person or Direct interpreting
300
Professional development: Name three things that you can do as an interpreter to further your personal professional development
Join associations, attend workshops (!), look for online training, attend certification training, improve and expand vocabulary, do skills building exercises
300
Name of one of two major Asian languages not spoken natively in China that use Chinese characters in their writing system
What are Japanese or Korean
400
Database maintained by the US government of all males eligible to be drafted or conscripted into the military in the event of a national emergency.
What is the US Selective Service?
400
The level of formality a speaker or a writer uses, that the interpreter should attempt to match when interpreting. IE What's up? vs. Hello, how are you today?
What is REGISTER
400
Problem solving! How should you respond if this happens: Interviewer: Where did you go to high school? Applicant: I didn't get to graduate. What should I tell him? Interpreter:(give best response)
Interpreter signals, states "The applicant asked me a question. (Interprets: I didn't get to graduate. What should I tell him?) Could you remind the applicant/let me remind the applicant that I can't answer any questions."
400
Confidentiality: Name the three people or things that we protect by maintaining strict confidentiality regarding our interpreting encounters.
Refugees, the resettlement program, and ourselves
400
The two languages in Africa with the most speakers (native or second-language)
What are Arabic and Swahili?
500
Term referring to the overall believability of a claim. "I'm not saying the claim is necessarily false. I'm saying it is lacking in ________________"
What is Credibility
500
Name for the type of interpreting that is performed simultaneously, using specialized equipment (IE, headphones and interpreting booth)
What is CONFERENCE INTERPRETING
500
Problem solving! What do you do if this happens: Interviewer: You said you were severely bitten. I don't understand. Interpreter: (interprets accurately) Applicant: I never said I was bitten. I said I was beaten. I think the interpreter misunderstood or misspoke. Interpreter: (give the best response)
Interpreter interprets, then signals, and tells the interviewer where the mistake took place. Asks for the original question to be repeated.
500
Scope of Practice: Name two things that are in the role of an interpreter, and two that are not.
IN: 1. Interpreting accurately 2. Mediating communication breakdowns OUT: 1. Giving advice 2. Providing information about a participant that one knows but isn't shared during an interview.
500
Name of the language family to which nearly all languages spoken in South Asia, Europe, and the Iranian Plateau belong.
What is the Indo-European language family?