F2F DI Education - Homework Help
F2F DI Education - Homework Help
Diploma of Interpreting
Interpreting Context
The following dialogue takes place in the context described below.
Participants’ Homeroom & Science teacher: Henry/Hilary Lennox who conducts the
names and roles meeting. Y’s homeroom & Science teacher
Situation Mr/Mrs XXX, a LOTE speaking parent of a Year 8 female student, Y (student’s
name) is at Parent-Teacher- Meeting with the homeroom teacher Mr/Ms
Lennox. Mr/Mrs/XXX is interested in finding out the daughter’s progress in
her studies. During the meeting, Mr/Mrs XXX finds that Y has issues with
completing homework.
Live Scenario
Role Descriptions
English Y’s Homeroom & Science teacher: Henry/Hilary Lennox who conducts the meeting.
Speakin He/She discusses Y’s progress in her studies, addresses Y’s homework issues, suggests
g Role Y’s parent that Y joins in Homework Help group at school.
LOTE Year 8 female student, Y’s parent: Mr/Mrs XXX who sits in parent teacher meeting with
Speakin the teacher. He/She is interested in finding out Y’s progress in her studies but finds out
g Role that Y has issues with completing homework.
Terminology List
Homeroom Favourite
Science Science mind
Participate Grade
Potential Career
Biology Independent
Written work Embarrassed
Submission Left alone
Incomplete Available
Concept afford
Mention Private tuition
Tutor
Convenient
Costly
Casual teachers
appropriate
(in English) Before we start, I’d just like to confirm that you’re a LOTE interpreter and if
so, please introduce yourself to both of us.
(in English)
Interpreter
[Introduces self as the interpreter to the LOTE-speaking role player]
(in LOTE)
LOTE-speaking role [Short greeting only. Prompt interpreter to start the session.]
player
Sample: Hello, interpreter. I’m XXX. Thank you for your time today. Please
(in LOTE) start the session. -> Interpreter responds accordingly.
[To interpreter]
English-speaking All right, I'd just like you to interpret what we say to each other. If you need
role player us to repeat or to clarify something, just say so. Also, if one of us talks for too
(in English) long, just ask us to pause so that you can interpret.
E3 [MEDIUM SEGMENT]6
L4 [LONG SEGMENT]9
E5 [MEDIUM SEGMENT]4
L6 [SHORT SEGMENT]4
Surprise, denial
E7 [MEDIUM SEGMENT]7
Good idea
Cost?
● How to start?
Free service
Form to fill
Hope Y make best use of opportunity and deal
with issue ASAP
Written work will become more challenging as
Y progresses the years.
Thanks
Will talk with Y tonight
Will tell Y to go observe Homework Support
Program
Will decide on this suggestion soon.
Hope this help Y doing homework
Alternative conclusion to the role-play (where candidate will not reach conclusion within the 10-
12 minutes time limit)
• Apologise to Ms/Mr XXX but I need to wrap up out talk soon as I need to see
another parent. Would it be ok if I call you tomorrow afternoon at 5:00 and
continue what we have been discussing? I can organise a telephone interpreter
too.
• That’s ok. I understand that you have many parents to see tonight. Thank you
for the suggestion of call. I’ll make sure to take your call at 5 p.m. then. Thank
ENGLISH 6 51
LOTE 6 41
Total 12 92
Reference Materials
Attention: The below is a privately run after school homework club, not at school. Contents are chosen to
provide information how homework club/program is usually run.
https://www.limezone.com.au/after-school-tuition-frequently-asked-questions/
We will help students in any of their core subject areas (maths, English, history/geography and science) and
will do our best in non-core areas. We pride ourselves on being technically literate and where computer skills
are needed, we can easily assist.
Students bring their homework in (or work books where other work is being done) and begin working. We
generally ask them to ‘work on what they do know and skip anything they don’t quite understand’. Tutors then
go around helping them in the areas in which they need help. Where the students need some direction at the
start (such as essay planning or where they are being set work by us) the tutor will help them begin.
Additionally, students will be able to ask the tutor for specific help in areas of their choice. If parents or carers
wish something specific to be covered, they should provide their child with a note and request this to be given
to the tutor. For example, you may ask us to concentrate just on the maths side of their homework. If the
request is reasonably able to be managed as part of the session, the tutor will endeavour to do so.
Where the student does not have any allocated work, we will provide them with some however, if this is likely
to be an ongoing scenario, we ask that you have a discussion with your child’s classroom teacher about what
will help your child and encourage you to purchase workbooks (Eg. from Edsco in Kedron) that can be used to
at The Lime Zone.
Whether we are helping with homework or with specific topic areas, we will be adhering to the Australian
Curriculum. If you wish to understand what specific elements are covered in The Australian Curriculum by
subject and year level, visit the government’s website.