Community Interpreting

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the field of Community Interpreting. It caters for interpreters, interpreting students, educators and researchers and other professionals who work with interpreters. The book explores the relationship between research, training and practice. It reviews the main theoretical concepts and research results; it describes the main issues surrounding the practice and the training of interpreters, highlighting the voices of the different key participants; and it identifies areas of much needed research to provide relevant answers to those issues.

SANDRA HALE is Associate Professor and Head of the Interpreting and Translation Research Group, University of Western Sydney, Australia. She has extensive experience as an interpreter, educator and researcher. She chaired the Critical Link 5 Congress held in 2007, and is the author of The Discourse of Court Interpreting.

PART 1: KEY CONCEPTS AND RESEARCH ISSUES * Overview of the field of interpreting * Interdisciplinarity: Interpreting and other professions * Current issues and challenges in Liaison Interpreting * Theoretical issues relating to Interpreting * PART 2: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH * Interpreting Training and Research * Interpreting Practice and Research * PART 3: RESEARCH PROJECTS IN INTERPRETING * Research paradigms and methodologies * How to embark on an Interpreting research project * Sample research projects in Liaison Interpreting * PART 4: LINKS AND RESOURCES * Useful resources for educators, researchers and practitioners * References * Index