Description
This edited volume sets out to explore interdisciplinarity issues and strategies in Public Service Interpreting (PSI), focusing on theoretical issues, global practices, and education and training. Unlike other types of interpreting, PSI touches on the most private spheres of human life, making it all the more imperative for the service to move towards professionalization and for ad hoc training methods to be developed within higher institutions of education. PSI is a fast-developing area which will assume an increasingly important role in the spectrum of the language professions in the future.
An international, dynamic and interdisciplinary exploration of matters related to PSI in various cultural contexts and different language combinations will provide valuable insights for anyone who wishes to have a better understanding when working as communities of practice. For this purpose, the Editors have collected contributions focusing on training, ethical issues, professional deontology, the role and responsibilities of interpreters, management and policy, as well as problems and strategies in different countries and regions.
This collection will be a valuable reference for any student or academic working in interpreting, particularly those focusing on Public Service Interpreting anywhere in the world.
Table of Contents
Introduction Theoretical Issues 1. One Ethics for All? A Comparative Study of the Polish Codes of Ethics for Spoken and Sign Language Interpreters Agnieszka Dominika Biernacka and Aleksandra Kalata-Zawłocka 2. Empathy as Embodied in Medical Interpreting: A Case-study of Medical Interpreter-trainees’ Turn-taking Management Nicole, W. LAN and Ester, S.M. LEUNG 3. The Community Interpreter’s Latitude for Action—A Triadic Discourse Interpreting Model (TRIM) Lihua Jiang 4. Probing into Court Interpreting from the Perspective of Western Rhetoric Junfeng Zhao, Zhimiao Yang and Riccardo Moratto 5. The Best Interest of the Child in Interpreter-mediated Interviews: Researching Children’s Point of View Amalia Amato and Gabriele D. Mack Global Practices 6. Mediation of Trainee Interpreters in Police Interrogations: Performance and Perception of Roles Cheng Zhan 7. Overlaps in Interpreter-mediated Institutional Talk in the Courtroom Agnieszka Dominika Biernacka 8. A Bourdieusian Perspective on the Public Service Interpreters Addressing Communication Needs of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Aslı Polat Ulaş 9. Interpreting for the Linguistic Majority: A Historical Review of Court Interpreting in Hong Kong Dr. Eva Ng Education and Training 10. Preparing Informed Users of Language Services in Community Interpreting Courses: Differentiated Learning Outcomes for a Diverse Student Population Christopher D. Mellinger 11. Non-language Specific Health Interpreter Education: Challenges and Solutions Ineke H. M. Crezee 12. Case-based Learning Design for Public Service Interpreting: Designs and Procedures Zhiwei WU 13. Delivering the First MA/PGDip Business and Public Service Interpreting Programme in the UK: Experience from the University of Leeds Binhua Wang and Lihong Pan 14. A Proposal for the Integration of Social-haptic Communication in the Training of (Tactile) Italian Sign Language Interpreters Laura Volpato Lara Mantovan
