Sight Translation in healthcare settings: a case-study

This paper focuses on a training case-study which simulates a professional mediation carried out in a hospital in Trieste. The analysis is based on a collection of transcripts of sight translations performed by last year’s students of the MA in Specialised Translation and Conference Interpreting (mixed curriculum) of the University of Trieste. The focus of the analysis is on two genres which the mediator has to manage with ease: a) the informed consent form [sight translation it>es whose addressee is the patient]; b) the clinical history [sight translation es>it whose addressee is the medical staff]. By reflecting upon the translation product (i.e. the students’ renditions) in terms of problems, errors and strategies, the paper identifies the most problematic areas and provides preliminary considerations for the training of linguistic and cultural mediators and interpreters