Jordy Alava

Jordy Alava

Hey, everyone! I'm Jordy, a translator from Ecuador with 2 years of experience in medical interpretation (consecutive esp<>eng).

Location Guayaquil, Ecuador

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  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Bone labelling: Part 1

    13/15

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Has anyone (or a friend or family member) experienced a fractured bone?

    I don't remember tbh. :s

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Welcome back to Week 2: Introduction to bones

    That was a lot of info but I think I got it. :D

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    What part of this week's learning did you find the most interesting?

    I did better than I expected but I wonder if my results would've been the same without having the options in sight...

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Movement directional terms

    This was fun after so many annotations.

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Can you identify anatomical terminology in everyday life?

    My fingers are proximal to my elbow but distal to my shoulder.

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Introduction to planes

    Okay, I'm craving an apple now!

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    What is the anatomical position?

    My calisthenics coach once used 'prone position' in one of the instructions and I had to pretend that I understood the term. lol

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Goals and motivations for learning

    I'm working in the healthcare field as a consecutive interpreter. Although I know the translation of the terms, I don't feel entirely connected to the context sometimes. I want to become an expert on the human body as far as MOOCs can allow me.

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    How to use this course

    I love the way you think of reflecting :)

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Concluding video

    Thank you so much to everyone who made this course possible, it was an incredible experience to expand my knowledge on this very specific part of interpreting. I take with me a lot of referencial material and many reflections from other learners.

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Encountering an awkward character

    I can see we all agree on the unnecessary questions from the patient's mother-in-law. However, do you consider the interpreter behaved rude at not accepting the food she was been offered?

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Article on interpreting in a therapeutic context

    I've only had a similar experience while working as an OPI.
    The client was giving details of suicidal thoughts while at the other side of the line the costumer service agent wanted nothing but to know some number. It was disheartening to listen to this woman wanted to be heard and receiving nothing from the other line. What I did at the moment was asking...

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Meet the team

    Hello, everyone. I'm Jordy from Ecuador, a translator with some experience in the area of remote interpreting (EN<>ES). I'm very excited about this course!

  • Jordy Alava replied to Giselda dos Santos
    Performing identity

    I understand, same thing here in Ecuador. We do have a law that protects ancestral languages; however, it seems to only be relevant on paper... :/

  • Jordy Alava replied to Jordy Alava
    Language attitudes and television broadcasting

    Fair enough!

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Week 1 round-up

    I've learnt so much from the comment section! Thanks to everyone sharing their thoughts. :)

  • Jordy Alava replied to Janet Cinar
    Case study: an example of language attitudes in older media

    @JanetCinar It's like... so annoying. Literally. (lol I was joking, but that was fun somehow). From what I've learnt, the deep vocal fry voice has been used since the last century; however, not as often.

  • Jordy Alava replied to Giselda dos Santos
    Performing identity

    According to wiki, ''language rights'' or Linguistic Rights are part of the human and civil rights. If you come across more relevant information, please let us know.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_rights

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Language attitudes and television broadcasting

    Does somebody know how she responded to the suggestion?

  • Jordy Alava replied to Justin Ancheta
    An overview of professional development

    Amazing refection, Justin! :)

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Giving feedback on written work in a digital environment

    For those using Windows: you can record your screen without using any software/site only by holding the windows key + G simultaneously. :)

  • Jordy Alava replied to Marian Aponte
    An online writing lesson

    Maybe not the ideal approach but you could gather the most common mistakes from the whole group, address them, and do specific practice on those mistakes. :)

  • Jordy Alava replied to Jordy Alava
    Real-time error correction – you try it!

    Thanks for the feedback! :)

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Real-time error correction – you try it!

    I perceive from the comments that most teachers try to take notes of all the mistakes, which I don't find doable. I focused on the main mistake in each student and added a little note. You gotta keep it simple since the notes you take are only a support for your real feedback. Also, try to come up with abbreviations or signs for words that you can further...

  • Jordy Alava replied to NautiCamp Escuela de Mar
    Dealing with error correction in online speaking lessons

    You can show intonation or stress by underlining the syllables or highlighting them. :)

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Useful online listening resources

    I spent around 1 hour playing with Lyrics Training. A new tool for my german studies. Thanks! :D

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Teaching skills online vs teaching skills face-to-face

    For those concerned about listening because of the audio quality/internet connection, I'd advise you to use webroom.net. You can share audio files and both student and teacher can listen to it (not to your mic replicating what your computer is playing but the actual audio).

  • Jordy Alava replied to Elena Efremova
    Teaching skills online vs teaching skills face-to-face

    I haven't thought about it. Maybe we could tackle that problem by asking them to write on paper and send us a picture of it. You can use Google Lens, which decodes words written on paper and paste them on google docs/word so we can still give electronic feedback. :)

  • Jordy Alava replied to John Harrell
    Teaching skills online vs teaching skills face-to-face

    @JohnHarrell I switched to webroom.net because of the listening practice. It's wonderful! :D

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Researching different platforms

    I train students for international examinations so the mp3 section on WebRoom is beyond excellent.

  • Jordy Alava made a comment
    Introduction to the course and welcome to week 1

    Hey, everyone! I'm Jordy, a translator from Ecuador with 2 years of EFL teaching experience. Very excited to learn new ways to keep my students engaged in remote classes.