Community Interpreting [electronic resource] /
Hale, S.author.
This is a comprehensive overview of the field of Community Interpreting. It explores the relationship between research, training and practice, reviewing the main theoretical concepts, describing the main issues surrounding the practice and the training of interpreters, and identifying areas of much needed research in answering those issues.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; General Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: Key Concepts and Research Issues; 1 Overview of the Field of Interpreting and Main Theoretical Concepts; 2 Interdisciplinarity: Community Interpreting in the Medical Context; 3 Interdisciplinarity: Community Interpreting in the Legal Context; Part II: Practical Applications; 4 Analysing the Interpreter's Code of Ethics; 5 The Practitioners' Voices: Views, Perceptions and Expectations from Legal, Medical and Interpreting Practitioners; 6 Community Interpreting Training
Part III: Research into Community Interpreting7 Main Traditions and Approaches in Community Interpreting Research; 8 Conducting Research in Community Interpreting; Part IV: Further Resources in Community Interpreting; 9 Key Resources; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-296) and index.
This is a comprehensive overview of the field of Community Interpreting. It explores the relationship between research, training and practice, reviewing the main theoretical concepts, describing the main issues surrounding the practice and the training of interpreters, and identifying areas of much needed research in answering those issues.
Translating and interpreting.
Literature-Translations.
Language and languages.
Translation.
Translation Studies.
Language Education.