La experiencia docente que describimos en este artículo propone la adquisición y desarrollo de destrezas interpretativas a través de cuatro sesiones teórico-prácticas sobre interpretación en los servicios públicos (ISP). Su particularidad reside en integrar a un profesional del ámbito médico-sanitario en el proceso de aprendizaje, que se perfecciona mediante role plays en el aula. Su colaboración desinteresada, activa y participativa estuvo presente desde la elección de los casos que se abordaron en clase derivados de sus experiencias con pacientes extranjeros, hasta la asunción del papel que habitualmente desempeñan en su trabajo en los ejercicios de simulación con los alumnos. La interacción con los médicos no solo contribuyó a dar mayor realismo y autenticidad al role play, sino que favoreció el desarrollo de destrezas temáticas, interpersonales y estratégicas por ...

The didactic experience we describe in this article aims at the acquisition and development of interpreting skills through four theoretical and practical sessions on Public Service Interpreting (PSI). This course is particular given that a healthcare professional takes part in the learning process, which is perfected with role-play exercises as a useful tool. The generous, active, and participative collaboration of these professionals had an influence both in the election of the cases analyzed in class—which were based on their own experiences with foreign patients—and in the assumption of their own professional roles in the dramatization exercises with students. The interaction with the doctors contributed to providing more realism and authenticity to the role-play activity and also facilitated the development of thematic, interpersonal, and strategic skills in students.

The didactic experience we describe in this article aims at the acquisition and development of interpreting skills through four theoretical and practical sessions on Public Service Interpreting (PSI). This course is particular given that a healthcare professional takes part in the learning process, which is perfected with role-play exercises as a useful tool. The generous, active, and participative collaboration of these professionals had an influence both in the election of the cases analyzed in class—which were based on their own experiences with foreign patients—and in the assumption of their own professional roles in the dramatization exercises with students. The interaction with the doctors contributed to providing more realism and authenticity to the role-play activity and also facilitated the development of thematic, interpersonal, and strategic skills in students.