Simultaneous interpreting is tested by one of the national certifying entities for healthcare interpreters, yet trainers do not always include it in their offerings and sometimes interpreters are ill-equipped or hesitant to use it in a medical context. This webinar will address these gaps on why and how to teach simultaneous interpreting to healthcare interpreters, and is structured with them in mind, presenting 1) the reasoning and context of training interpreters in this mode, and 2) the techniques and tools for doing so. The presenter will discuss a bit of theoretical underpinnings, best practices for simultaneous, a decision-making tool for when to use it, practical ways to incorporate it into classroom-based and remote education, outcome measures, and how to provide constructive feedback. Current technological options will be heavily featured – no need for tape decks or audio labs!

Learning objectives:

After attending this webinar, participants should be able to:

• Understand the reasoning and context for teaching simultaneous interpreting to healthcare interpreters
• Present students with the best practices and a decision-making tree for using simultaneous in healthcare settings
• Measure a student’s performance in simultaneous mode
• Provide constructive feedback to students who are learning simultaneously
• Employ current technological tools in their classroom-based and remote courses 

About the presenter:

A Brazilian at heart, Elena Langdon, M.A., CT, CoreCHI^TM, has worked as an interpreter and translator since 2000. She is certified by the American Translators Association as a translator (Portuguese into English) and by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters as a core-certified healthcare interpreter. She holds a Master’s in Translation Studies and has been teaching interpreting and translation since 2005. Elena was chairperson of the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters and currently helps produce webinars for interpreter trainers for the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care. She recently left a full-time job supervising 50+ hospital interpreters in Massachusetts to focus on teaching and language access consulting.

This live webinar took place on Friday, August 11, 2017.

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