의료 통역의 특수성: 러시아어 통역을 중심으로

Abstract

The area of medical interpretation is not only interpreting medical consultation, but also interpreting administrative affairs, methods on medication etc. Therefore medical interpretation can be limited just interpreting medical consultation. Because medical interpretation shows so many various situations besides of interpreting medical consultation. But, unfortunately, previous studies are concentrated on just interpreting for consultation. So this paper tries to examine various cases in medical situation. This paper analysis showed conversations happen in the most frequent fields of the hospital. In medical interpreting the interpreters should not only completely achieve medical terms but also play a proper role as intermediary. Medical interpretation can be a sort of community interpretation. It doesn’t mean that medical interpretation is non-professional field. It means that in medical interpretation patient and interpreter have a conversation properly without interpreting. Interpreter should be properly involved in medical conversation. Although interpreter knows the answer for patient’s question, he/she can’t answer directly. While it is better that in other areas of medical conversation, such as the administrational affairs, explaning method on medication, interpreter can give a answer directly.