The Interpreter's Journal

The Interpreter’s Journal is a place for you to learn about yourself and understand how everyday decisions can affect the outcomes in your life and work. Often, interpreters are dealing with irregular work hours, difficult ethical decisions, and feelings of isolation within their work. It can get easy to get lost in it all. In order to understand and appreciate the work we do, we need to reflect on and process the actions that take place. This journal targets the most seasoned...
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The Interpreter’s Journal is a place for you to learn about yourself and understand how everyday decisions can affect the outcomes in your life and work. Often, interpreters are dealing with irregular work hours, difficult ethical decisions, and feelings of isolation within their work. It can get easy to get lost in it all. In order to understand and appreciate the work we do, we need to reflect on and process the actions that take place. This journal targets the most seasoned interpreter as well as the interpreting student, guiding the writer through an interpreting process while allowing the writer the freedom to write freely and develop one’s own inner wisdom. Journaling is a tool that allows us to separate from the professional isolation that we all face. Your thoughts will connect, make sense, and begin to define the patterns of behaviors. Another key aspect of the journal is the inclusion of guided journal prompts specifically designed to incorporate the concept of deliberate practice, the Demand-Control Schema, as well as to promote decision-making skills. Each component of life relates to another, and once we begin to dig in to our inner self, we are able to connect it to other areas of our life. The writer of the journal needs to be committed to the process of purposeful writing and being honest with oneself; the rest will fall into place.