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Elements and Performance Criteria

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified, the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least two occasions.

using interpreting skills to achieve competent message transfer, including:

managing equivalence in message transfer

including non-verbal clues in message transfer

reproducing factually and linguistically accurate content

adapting embedded cultural concepts for correct message transfer

using basic strategies to retain and recall messages

using technical, language and basic discourse management skills to ensure cohesive and faithful transfer of messages

using language skills to achieve competent performance, including:

applying correct structures, grammar and syntax to achieve coherent delivery

using clear pronunciation

using correct common idiom, collocations and slang

recognising and using diverse general and context-specific registers

recognising common metaphors and similes and implied meaning

using vocabulary based on general knowledge and specific to context

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified, the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

basic strategies to assist retention of information and recall of source messages

concepts of meaning-based message transfer

communication techniques that facilitate interpreting process

cultural knowledge, including cross-cultural perspective of communication and behaviour to:

determine cultural concepts and cues embedded in language

transfer cultural concepts without compromising communicative intent of source