Conference Interpreting : A Trainer’s Guide

Robin Setton, Andrew Dawrant

John Benjamins Publishing Company

2016

Abstract

This companion volume to Conference Interpreting – A Complete Course provides additional recommendations and theoretical and practical discussion for instructors, course designers and administrators. Chapters mirroring the Complete Course offer supplementary exercises, tips on materials selection, classroom practice, feedback and class morale, realistic case studies from professional practice, and a detailed rationale for each stage supported by critical reviews of the literature. Dedicated chapters address the role of theory and research in interpreter training, with outline syllabi for further qualification in interpreting studies at MA or PhD level; the current state of testing and professional certification, with proposals for an overhaul; the institutional and administrative challenges of running a high-quality training course; and designs and opportunities for further and teacher training, closing with a brief speculative look at future prospects for the profession.

Introduction; Teaching conference interpreting; Curriculum and progression; Selection and admission; Initiation to interpreting; Teaching consecutive interpreting; Language, knowledge and working into B; Teaching simultaneous interpreting; Reality and advanced tasks; Professionalism and ethics; Testing and certifcation; Theory and research in interpreter training; Institutional issues; Lifelong and teacher training; Conclusions and future prospects.