Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: TOLKAD20JÖN.
Healthcare Interpreting, 35 YH credits, gives you the necessary background knowledge and terminology in health and social care to interpret independently in the field. You learn medical and care-related terminology and how to handle interpreting situations in, for example, primary care, hospital care and psychiatry. The course includes role-play exercises in relevant areas. The course is part of TUC Yrkeshögskola's Kontakttolk (community interpreter) programme.
Duration: 7 weeks
Location: Stockholm
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible
Time commitment: Full-time study equivalent to 35 YH credits (approx. 7 weeks)
The goal of the course is to give the student the necessary background knowledge and terminology in health and social care to interpret independently in the field. The course includes role-play exercises in relevant areas.
The goal of the course is to give the student the necessary background knowledge and terminology in health and social care to interpret independently in the field. The course includes role-play exercises in relevant areas.
What you will learn
What you learn.
You have the necessary background knowledge of health and social care.
You master medical and care-related terminology in the source and target languages.
You can interpret independently in health and social care situations.
You have practised healthcare interpreting through role-play exercises.
Curriculum
How the course is built.
Health and social care background knowledge
Knowledge of how Swedish health and social care is organised and works.
Medical terminology
Key medical and care-related terms in the source and target languages.
Interpreting in different types of care
Interpreting in, for example, primary care, hospital care and psychiatry.
Role-play exercises
Practical training in healthcare interpreting through role play.
Target audience
Who is this for?
The course is aimed at those studying to become a community interpreter at TUC who want to be able to interpret independently in healthcare.
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