Public Service Interpreting

The First Steps
2008. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4039-3798-8
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting

Public Service Interpreting is a field of central interest to those involved in ensuring access to public services. This book provides an overview of current issues through a multi-faceted approach, situating the work of public service interpreters in the broader context of public service practice.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corsellis, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements What is All this About? Developing Interpreting in the Public Services: A Case Study The Expertise and Role of Public Service Interpreters and Translators Training and Assessment of Public Service Interpreters Establishing a Professional Framework Bilingual Practitioners The Role of Public Service Professionals: Training and Responsibilities Management and Policy References Index

Über Autor(innen)

ANN CORSELLIS is currently Vice Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. She co-ordinated projects for the development of training, assessment and good practice of public service interpreters in the UK and is participating in a fifth EU project. She has extensive experience of the health service, as well as of the courts.