Form: Medical Interpreter and Translator Language Skills Self-Assessment

Medical Interpreter and Translator Language Skills Self-Assessment Form

Instructions:
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Please evaluate your language abilities for each of your target languages. For each of the skills listed below (e.g. Listening, Reading and Speaking), check only one box per category that is your best description of your present abilities.

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Language

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Understanding: Listening
Check only one box that is your best description of your present abilities

I can understand familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly. (Code A1)
I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements. (Code A2)
I can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programs on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear. (Code B1)
I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programs. I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect. (Code B2)
I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signaled explicitly. I can understand television programs and films without too much effort. (Code C1)
I have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at fast native speed, provided. I have some time to get familiar with the accent. (Code C2)

Understanding: Reading
Check only one box that is your best description of your present abilities

I can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in catalogues. (Code A1)
I can read very short, simple texts. I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and I can understand short simple personal letters. (Code A2)
I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency every day or job-related language. I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters. (Code B1)
I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose. (Code B2)
I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. I can understand specialized articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field. (Code C1)
I can read with ease virtually all forms of the written language, including abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialized articles and literary works. (Code C2)

Speaking: Spoken Interaction
Check only one box that is your best description of your present abilities

I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I know. (Code A1)
I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background and my present or most recent job. (Code A2)
I can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions. I can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. I can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions. (Code B1)
I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. (Code B2)
I can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub-themes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion. (Code C1)
I can present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. (Code C2)

Speaking: Spoken production
Check only one box that is your best description of your present abilities

Writing
Check only one box that is your best description of your present abilities

I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form. (Code A1)
I can write short, simple notes and messages. I can write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something. (Code A2)
I can write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions. (Code B1)
I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences. (Code B2)
I can express myself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. I can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the salient issues. I can select a style appropriate to the reader in mind. (Code C1)
I can write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style. I can write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. I can write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works. (Code C2)

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