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.

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'This book represents a valuable addition to the growing literature available to the student of interpreting. It also constitutes a useful encapsulation of the salient issues for the profession, and practitioners will benefit from its comprehensive nature and practical suggestions.' Interpreting

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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.

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Book Title: Public Service Interpreting
Book Subtitle: The First Steps
Authors: Ann Corsellis
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230581951
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-3798-8Published: 20 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-3799-5Published: 20 November 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-58195-1Published: 20 November 2008
Series ISSN: 2947-5740
Series E-ISSN: 2947-5759
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 186
Topics: Translation, Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Language and Literature, Communication Studies

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