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Community Interpreting

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. Sandra Beatriz Hale

    1. University of Western Sydney, Australia

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Part of the book series: Research and Practice in Applied Linguistics (RPAL)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Key Concepts and Research Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Overview of the Field of Interpreting and Main Theoretical Concepts

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 3-33

    3. Interdisciplinarity: Community Interpreting in the Medical Context

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 34-63

    4. Interdisciplinarity: Community Interpreting in the Legal Context

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 64-98

  3. Practical Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. Analysing the Interpreter’s Code of Ethics

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 101-136

    3. The Practitioners’ Voices: Views, Perceptions and Expectations from Legal, Medical and Interpreting Practitioners

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 137-162

    4. Community Interpreting Training

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 163-194

  4. Research into Community Interpreting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. Main Traditions and Approaches in Community Interpreting Research

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 197-224

    3. Conducting Research in Community Interpreting

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 225-257

  5. Further Resources in Community Interpreting

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 259-259
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    2. Key Resources

      • Sandra Beatriz Hale
      Pages 261-275

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 276-301
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Western Sydney, Australia

    Sandra Beatriz Hale

About the author

SANDRA HALE is Associate Professor and leader of the Interpreting and Translation Research Node, 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.

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