Challenges and opportunities in public service interpreting. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Théophile Munyangeyo, Graham Webb, Marina Rabadán-Gómez, editors.
• Editors: Munyangeyo, Théophile; Webb, Graham; Rabadán-Gómez, Marina
• Contents: 1: General Introduction; References; Part I: The Present and the Future of the Public Service Interpreting Marketplace; Introduction to€Part One; 2: Assessing Current Stakeholders' Needs€and€Expectations; Background; Who Are the€Stakeholders in€PSI?; PSIs' Profiles; Location, Nationality and€Languages Offered; Experience, Employment Type and€Remuneration; The Role of PSIs; Status of€the€Profession, Status of the Interpreter; Clients or End Users; Speakers of€Other Languages; Public Service Providers; Employers; Public Service Providers; Tier-Based System; LSP. What Do Interpreters Think of€LSPs?Profession Standards and€Access; Professional Bodies Representing PSIs; Networking and€Communication; PSI Training Providers; PSI Course Accreditation Bodies; Most Popular Interpreters' Qualifications; Registers and€Other Directories; NRPSI; Conclusions; References; Websites; 3: Professionalisation and€Standardisation of€Public Service Interpreting; Background; What Are Professional Standards?; Professional Standards in€the€UK; Training and€Accreditation Provision in€the€UK; Development and€Delivery of€a€Suite of€PSI CPD Courses; Background. Inception and€Development of€the€PSI Courses at Leeds Beckett (Formerly Leeds Metropolitan)€UniversityAim and€Objectives; Content Development; Teaching and€Learning Approach and€Delivery€Mode; Key Issues Arising from€the€KTP and€Lessons Learned; Conclusions; The Role of€the€Interpreter; The Role of€the€Professional Associations and€Registers; Training; References; 4: Stakeholders' Guide and€Handbook; Interpreting Qualifications and€Continuous Professional Development; Are Qualifications Fit for€Purpose?; Ongoing Professional Development; Setting Professional Standards. Professional Bodies and€Codes of€Professional ConductIs the€Framework Agreement Fit for€Purpose?; Interpreter Monitoring; Costs of€Training, Continuous Professional Development and€Accreditation; End Users; Remote Interpreting; Associations and€Networks; Supporting Public Service Interpreters; Representation of€the€Interests of€PSIs; Conclusion; Key Performance Indicators for€LSPs; Key Performance Indicators for€Professional Associations; Key Performance Indicators for€Educational Institutions; Key Performance Indicators for€End Users; References. 5: Fit-to-Practise Versus Exam-Ready Legal Public Service Interpreter Training: Training for€Real Life or for€the€Exam?Introduction; Public Service Interpreter Training in€the€UK; Divergence: Training and€Real-World Interpreting?; Areas Not Covered in€the€Syllabus; Do Syllabus Guidelines Ensure Good Course Development?; Conclusion; References; Electronic References; 6: Towards a€Unified Model for€Interpreter User Training in€Communication via an€Interpreter: The€Norwegian Experience; Background; Introduction; The Need for€Interpreter End-User Training.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 418/.02; Linguistics; Public service interpreting; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Alphabets & Writing Systems; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Readers; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Spelling; Public service interpreting; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Sign Language; Medical -- Practice Management & Reimbursement; Sociolinguistics; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication; Medical administration & management; Applied linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Multilingualism; Language policy; Sign language; Language: reference & general; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137450005; 1137450002
• Related ISBNs: 9781137449993
• Notes: Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed on August 15, 2016).
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