La interpretación en los hospitales flamencos: la perspectiva de los intérpretes y las expectativas del personal sanitario ; Interpreting in Flemish Hospitals: Interpreters’ View and Healthcare Workers’ Expectations

In Flanders (Belgium) social interpreters and intercultural mediators help bridge the communication gap between foreign language speaking patients and healthcare workers. This paper reports on a comparative survey among social interpreters and intercultural mediators with a focus on how they perceive their role and tasks as interpreters in a healthcare setting. We examine if this is related to different codes of conduct and task descriptions. The survey showed that intercultural mediators feel that they can take on various roles, and have a whole range of responsibilities and duties, much more... Mehr ...