Interpreting Chinese, Interpreting China

China’s emergence has generated a wave of interest in interpreting and interpreter training. First published as a Special Issue of Interpreting (11:2, 2009) this collection of papers by six leading researchers from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas, some based on recent PhDs, explores topics as diverse as historical conceptions of the interpreter’s role, interaction with linguistic minorities, methods for training and assessment, and negotiating hazards like speed, register or the cultural divide in conference, courtroom and community. The volume also includes an Editor’s foreword contextualising the Chinese interpreting scene for the international reader, an overview of the fast evolving landscape of interpreter training and research in China, and two critical reviews of textbooks used in home-grown training programmes.

Lang Chen, Central China Normal University, in Translation and Interpreting Studies Vol. 11:1 (2016):
Highly readable and quite informative, illustrating the latest developments in interpreting studies in the Chinese context to the Anglophone world. Some of the studies treat the most challenging topics in translation studies, providing innovative insights from Chinese perspectives. Their valuable and thought-provoking contributions will enable an international readership to have a better understanding of interpreting-related issues.