In their daily lives, they are used to assisting non-French-speaking foreigners at the judge's office, at Ofpra (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons), at the CNDA (National Court of Asylum), at the doctor's office, or other places. And 75 to 80% of them are former asylum seekers. Most of the 25 students in this university program, which launched in October 2021, are already interpreters or are training to become one. 'It's not realistic,' says one of the other students, reacting to the fictitious interview. Defining the role of a professional interpreter They are imagining this scene at the children's court as part of a theater workshop in the small library of the Vinatier Hospital in Bron, near Lyon. The magistrate, the minor, and the interpreter are all students of a new university diploma 'Dialogues'. He turns to the audience, who have been closely watching the scene that has just been performed. It is that of Emmanuel Mendy, a drama teacher. 'Stop!' a voice suddenly shouts out in the room.

The interpreter sitting beside him is visibly uncomfortable that the interview seems to be going so badly 'It was a gift from my grandmother,' Fidèle replies, slumped in his chair, before taking out his cell phone from his pocket. It is a bit surprising,' says the children's judge, looking stern. 'You claim to be an unaccompanied minor, but you are wearing a wedding ring.

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