Health workers
Idealistic expectations versus interpreters' competence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12184054 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ilse Feinauer (Stellenbosch University), Harold Lesch (0000-0003-1474-7028, Stellenbosch University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 117-132 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0907-676X • E-ISSN: 1747-6623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0907676x.2011.634013 |
| OpenAlex | W2113967618 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Health care professionals sometimes have expectations that interpreters cannot meet. In this case, interpreters are expected to declare in writing that they assisted the medical investigator to explain the information in consent forms for parents of paediatric burns patients and volunteers on antiretroviral therapy. These consent forms were translated from English into Afrikaans and isiXhosa. They also have to declare that the patients fully understand the content of the relevant document and all their questions were satisfactorily answered. This investigation shows that the interpreters did not fully understand the information that they have to explain. None of the interpreters interviewed would like to sign the agreement certifying that they explained the information of the trial in the patient's mother tongue and that the patient understood it. Interpreters have to take primary responsibility in bringing the message across. Taking the level of education of the interpreters into account, it seems impossible for them to explain the medical procedures so that the patients can make an informed decision. They are set up for failure when they are confronted with this task and these documents. The conflict between what is expected of these interpreters and the reality of their position is spelled out
Competence (human resources · First language · Health care · Interpreter · Medical education · Political science · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Medical Interpreting and Cross-cultural Communication
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On Interpreting the Interpreter – Experiences of Language Practitioners Mediating for the TRC
Functionalism Is Not Always the Remedy
Validating professional standards and codes
Roles of community interpreters in pediatrics as seen by interpreters, physicians and researchers
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |