Institutional Translation and Interpreting: Assessing Practices and Managing for Quality

This collection provides new insights into translation and interpreting practices in national and supranational settings, emphasizing the importance of quality and assessment. It includes case studies from various countries and explores best practices and challenges through the lens of international bodies and organizations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive collection offers fresh perspectives on contemporary translation and interpreting practices in both national and supranational contexts. The book underscores the significance of delving deeper into concerns related to quality and assessment, particularly in light of the growing availability of resources for translators and interpreters. The first part of the volume explores these issues through case studies drawn from diverse national and regional settings, such as Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and the United States. The second part takes a broader approach, examining best practices and quality-related challenges through the lens of international bodies and organizations, as well as the evolving roles of translation and interpreting practitioners in addressing these issues. Collectively, this collection showcases the importance of critically evaluating processes, competencies, and products in current institutional translation and interpreting environments at the national and supranational levels. It serves as a foundation for further research and the development of quality assurance strategies in this field.

The Introduction, Chapter 7, and Conclusion of this book are available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367632663