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The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care Working Papers Series SIGHT TRANSLATION AND WRITTEN TRANSLATION Guidelines for Healthcare Interpreters The National Council on Interpreting in Health Care April 2009 SIGHT TRANSLATION and WRITTEN TRANSLATION : Guidelines for Healthcare Interpreters Acknowledgements This working paper was researched and WRITTEN by the Standards, Training and Certification Committee of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care, with input from NCIHC members around the country. It was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors in March 2009. Standards, Training and Certification Committee Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, MA, co-chair Karin Ruschke, MA, co-chair Maria-Paz Avery, PhD Bruce Downing, PhD Gregory Figaro Carola E. Green Linda Haffner Cynthia E. Roat, MPH NCIHC Board of Directors Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA, co-chair of the Board Joy Connell, co-chair of the Board Barbara Rayes, Secretary Maria Michalczyk, RN, MA, Treasurer Niels Agger-Gupta, PhD, co-chair, Policy and Research Committee Enrica Ardemagni, PhD, co-chair, Organizational Development Committee Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, MA, co-chair, Standards, Training and Certification Committee Rashelle LeCaptain, co-chair, Outreach Committee Lisa Morris, co-cha

The Federal Court Interpreter Certification process includes a written test on vocabulary and grammar and an oral interpreting performance test (including a component of sight translation). However, the written exam serves as a screening mechanism for general language proficiency, not as a test of translation skill.

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