Section: 1. Practice interpreting | CPI Preparation Module

A banner saying 'Practice Interpreting'. To the right is a graphic of a laptop displaying the 'Start' button for a video Welcome to Topic 1 in NAATI's CPI preparation module. This topic provides materials for you to practice your interpreting. The topic is broken up into three sections:

Resources
Practice dialogues (all languages)
Practice monologue (Auslan test only)
Practice sight translation (Deaf Interpreter test only)

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  1.1 Resources
  
  This section contains resources designed to assist you in preparing for your Certified Provisional Interpreter test.
  
  Please see the Candidate Instructions to access the marking rubrics.
  
  Select activity Candidate Instructions (spoken languages)
  
  Candidate Instructions (spoken languages) URL
  
  Select activity Candidate Instructions (Auslan)
  
  Candidate Instructions (Auslan) URL
  
  Select activity Candidate Instructions (Deaf Interpreter)
  
  Candidate Instructions (Deaf Interpreter) URL
  
  Select activity Language Policies for Interpreting Tests
  
  Language Policies for Interpreting Tests URL
  
  Select activity CPI Self-Review Sheet - spoken languages
  
  CPI Self-Review Sheet - spoken languages File
  
  Select activity CPI Self-Review Sheet - Auslan
  
  CPI Self-Review Sheet - Auslan File
  
  Select activity CPI Self-Review Sheet - Deaf Interpreter
  
  CPI Self-Review Sheet - Deaf Interpreter File
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  1.2. Practice dialogues - all languages
  
  This section contains pre-recorded dialogues that will allow you to practise your dialogue interpreting skills. These videos include a conversation between an English speaker and a LOTE speaker, for which you will need to interpret. You will be able to pause and rewind the video at any point, allowing you to practise your interactional management skills. In order to simulate the testing environment, we recommend you practice using verbal cues that you would use in a live setting to request pauses and repeats.
  
  The audio recorder built into the activity will allow you to record your performance. You can then download this recording as a .wav file and listen back to it for self-assessment. Note that the recorder may not work on all devices - if this is the case, you can record yourself with a secondary device.
  
  We have provided a Self-Review Sheet (found in section 1.1) which you can use as a guide. You may also want to share your recording with teachers, mentors, or peers to gain additional feedback.
  
  Practice dialogues are provided for your own preparation. You will not receive any results or feedback from NAATI.
  
  Select activity Anindilyakwa
  
  Anindilyakwa Page
  
  Select activity Anmatyerr
  
  Anmatyerr Page
  
  Select activity Arabic
  
  Arabic Page
  
  Select activity Armenian
  
  Armenian Page
  
  Select activity Assyrian
  
  Assyrian Page
  
  Select activity Auslan
  
  Auslan Page
  
  Select activity Bangla
  
  Bangla Page
  
  Select activity Burarra
  
  Burarra Page
  
  Select activity Burmese
  
  Burmese Page
  
  Select activity Cantonese
  
  Cantonese Page
  
  Select activity Croatian
  
  Croatian Page
  
  Select activity Dari
  
  Dari Page
  
  Select activity Deaf Interpreter
  
  Deaf Interpreter Page
  
  Select activity Filipino
  
  Filipino Page
  
  Select activity French
  
  French Page
  
  Select activity German
  
  German Page
  
  Select activity Greek
  
  Greek Page
  
  Select activity Gujarati
  
  Gujarati Page
  
  Select activity Hazaragi
  
  Hazaragi Page
  
  Select activity Hindi
  
  Hindi Page
  
  Select activity Hungarian
  
  Hungarian Page
  
  Select activity Indonesian
  
  Indonesian Page
  
  Select activity Italian
  
  Italian Page
  
  Select activity Japanese
  
  Japanese Page
  
  Select activity Khmer
  
  Khmer Page
  
  Select activity Korean
  
  Korean Page
  
  Select activity Kriol
  
  Kriol Page
  
  Select activity Kurdish Kurmanji
  
  Kurdish Kurmanji Page
  
  Select activity Lao
  
  Lao Page
  
  Select activity Macedonian
  
  Macedonian Page
  
  Select activity Malay
  
  Malay Page
  
  Select activity Mandarin
  
  Mandarin Page
  
  Select activity Murrinh Patha
  
  Murrinh Patha Page
  
  Select activity Nepali
  
  Nepali Page
  
  Select activity Pashto
  
  Pashto Page
  
  Select activity Persian
  
  Persian Page
  
  Select activity Pintupi-Luritja
  
  Pintupi-Luritja Page
  
  Select activity Pitjantjatjara - Yankunytjatjara
  
  Pitjantjatjara - Yankunytjatjara Page
  
  Select activity Polish
  
  Polish Page
  
  Select activity Portuguese
  
  Portuguese Page
  
  Select activity Punjabi
  
  Punjabi Page
  
  Select activity Russian
  
  Russian Page
  
  Select activity Samoan
  
  Samoan Page
  
  Select activity Serbian
  
  Serbian Page
  
  Select activity S'gaw Karen
  
  S'gaw Karen Page
  
  Select activity Sinhalese
  
  Sinhalese Page
  
  Select activity Somali
  
  Somali Page
  
  Select activity Spanish
  
  Spanish Page
  
  Select activity Swahili
  
  Swahili Page
  
  Select activity Tamil
  
  Tamil Page
  
  Select activity Telugu
  
  Telugu Page
  
  Select activity Thai
  
  Thai Page
  
  Select activity Tongan
  
  Tongan Page
  
  Select activity Turkish
  
  Turkish Page
  
  Select activity Urdu
  
  Urdu Page
  
  Select activity Vietnamese
  
  Vietnamese Page
  
  Select activity Warlpiri
  
  Warlpiri Page
  
  Select activity Western Arrarnta
  
  Western Arrarnta Page
  
  Select activity Yolngu Matha
  
  Yolngu Matha Page
  
  Select activity Yumplatok
  
  Yumplatok Page
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  1.3. Practice monologue - Auslan test only
  
  The Certified Provisional Interpreter test in Auslan involves three tasks:
  
  Two simultaneous interpreting face-to-face dialogues
  
  One simultaneous interpreting monologue into Auslan.
  
  This section contains an audio recording of a monologue, so that you can practice your skills. The monologue is approximately 3 minutes in length. A practice dialogue can be found in section 1.2.
  
  Select activity Simultaneous monologue recording (English into Auslan)
  
  Simultaneous monologue recording (English into Auslan) File
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  1.4. Practice sight translation - Deaf Interpreter test only
  
  The Certified Provisional Deaf Interpreter test involves four tasks:
  
  Two face-to-face dialogues (consecutive/simultaneous mode)
  
  One sight translation (Written English into NCSL) – related to the second dialogue task
  
  One sight translation (Written English into Auslan)
  
  This section contains one English text, so that you can practice your sight translation skills. A practice dialogue can be found in section 1.2.
  
  Select activity CPDI - English into Auslan sight translation
  
  CPDI - English into Auslan sight translation File

Section outline

1.1 Resources

1.2. Practice dialogues - all languages

1.3. Practice monologue - Auslan test only

1.4. Practice sight translation - Deaf Interpreter test only