Prelim pages

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of contributors vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Interpreting as mediation 9
6. 3. The role of the interpreter in the governance of sixteenth and seventeenth century Spanish colonies in the "New World": Lessons from the past for the present 27
7. 4. Role definition: A perspective on forty years of professionalism in Sign Language interpreting 51
8. 5. Evolving views of the court interpreter´s role: Between Scylla and Charybdis 81
9. 6. Controversies over the role of the court interpreter 99
10. 7. Interpreting in police settings in Spain: Service providers' and interpreters' perspectives 123
11. 8. The role of the interpreter in the healthcare setting: A plea for a dialogue between research and practice 147
12. 9. Hospital interpreting practice in the classroom and the workplace 165
13. 10. Intercultural mediation: An answer to healthcare disparities? 187
14. 11. Community interpreter self-perception: A Spanish case study 203
15. 12. Sign Language interpreters and role conflict in the workplace 231
16. 13. Migration, ideology and the interpreter-mediator: The role of the language mediator in education and medical settings in Italy 245
17. 14. Perceptions of a profession 267
18. Index 289