Name:_________________                              Seattle Central Community College
Health & Human Services                                    Interpreting Training Program

Interpreting Observation Log Format
(please refer to Interpreter handbook p. 17 & 18 as to how you should conduct yourself)

1. Date and length of time of your observation:

2. Type of Event:                            

3. Purpose and Topic of the Function:

4. Setting:

5. Participants:

6. Interpreter’s Role:

7. Interpreter’s Dress and Manner: How was the interpreter dressed for this event, how did the interpreter conduct her/himself at this event?

8. Did the interpreter introduce self at the beginning of the event? If so, how was it conducted?

9. Interpreter’s Communication Mode for this Situation:

10. Interpreting Team: How was teamwork utilized?

11. Register and Affect:

12. What did you learn from this observation?