Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Interpreting in a changing landscape 1
5. Part I. Political and economic changes
6. Court interpreter ethics and the role of professional organizations 15
7. Role playing “Pumpkin” 31
8. A description of interpreting in prisons 45
9. From chaos to cultural competence 61
10. The UNCRPD and “professional” sign language interpreter provision 83
11. From invisible machines to visible experts 101
12. Part II. Interpreting vs. mediating/culture brokering
13. Role issues in the Low Countries 117
14. One job too many? 133
15. Exploring institutional perceptions of child language brokering 149
16. Natural interpreters’ performance in the medical setting 165
17. The interpreter – a cultural broker? 187
18. The role of the interpreter in educational settings 203
19. Part III. Interpreting strategies in different interactional contexts
20. Business as usual? 225
21. Who is speaking? 249
22. Changing perspectives 267
23. Part IV. A changing landscape
24. Training interpreters in rare and emerging languages 287
25. From role-playing to role-taking 305
26. Public service interpreter education 321
27. Index 339