An interactive tool for Community Interpreter training
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At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Anne Catherine Gieshoff
- Project team : Birgit Fuhrmann, Sacha Guyer, Zaniyar Jahany, Janick Michot, Samuel Truniger
- Project budget : CHF 134'875
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Public sector (excl. federal government) (Kanton Zürich / Digitalisierungsinitiative DIZH / Founder call 2023)
- Contact person : Anne Catherine Gieshoff
Description
Community interpreters interpret conversations in the health, social, education or asylum sectors and thus make a significant contribution to giving people without sufficient knowledge of the national language access to public services. Despite this responsible task, they rarely have the opportunity to practise in their working languages as part of their training. An interactive app with realistic interpreting situations is intended to close this gap.