Community Interpreting: Mapping the present for the future

Community Interpreting (CI), or public service interpreting (PSI) as it is also commonly known, is a service that is invariably rooted in the communities and societies that require and provide it. As such it reflects the practices, norms, standards, needs, demands and policies of these communities a...

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Published in:The international journal of translation and interpreting research 2015-01, Vol.7 (3), p.1-9
Main Authors: Remael, Aline, Carroll, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Interpreting
Practice
Social aspects
Social services
Translation (Languages)
Translations and translating
Translators (Persons)
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Summary:Community Interpreting (CI), or public service interpreting (PSI) as it is also commonly known, is a service that is invariably rooted in the communities and societies that require and provide it. As such it reflects the practices, norms, standards, needs, demands and policies of these communities and societies. CI or PSI, as the double denomination already suggests, comes in many national and geographical variations and is impacted by societal and political forces at local, regional, national and international levels. However, while the diverse circumstances of CI may help to explain the variety in current practices, they also lead to marked differences in the quality and extent of the services provided, which is a concern for practitioners and researchers alike. A sufficiently flexible and well-researched, reliable and enforceable international CI standard or set of standards has not yet materialized.
ISSN:1836-9324
1836-9324