Interpreter Training Resources
- This site offers access to material and links that can be of direct practical help to trainee conference interpreters and their trainers.
ORCIT: Online Resources for Conference Interpreter Training
- ORCIT – or Online Resources for Conference Interpreter Training – is an EU-funded project producing interactive pedagogical tools for trainers and students of conference interpreting. It builds on the success of the UK government-funded National Network for Interpreting, bringing in partners from across the EU.
Prospettive e obiettivi funzionali nell’insegnamento delle tecniche di traduzione Inglese-Italiano
- Coursebook on translation pedagogy
V. Petrocchi, Prospettive e obiettivi funzionali nell’insegnamento delle tecniche di traduzione inglese>italiano, Configni, CompoMat, 2010/2015.
Pedagogic Translation vs. Translation Teaching: A Compromise between Theory and Practice by V. Petrocchi
Textbooks
Conference Interpreting. A Student’s Practice Book By Andrew Gillies
Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book brings together a comprehensive compilation of tried and tested practical exercises which hone the sub-skills that make up successful conference interpreting.
Consecutive Interpreting. A Short Course By Andrew Gillies
Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course provides a step-by-step guide to consecutive interpreting. This user-friendly coursebook tackles key skills such as presentation, analysis, note-taking and reformulation, as well as advanced market-related skills such as preparation for assignments, protocol and practical tips for working interpreters.
Heathcare Interpreting Explained
Healthcare Interpreting Explained is the first comprehensive user-friendly book on the practice of medical/healthcare interpreting. Written by a leading world authority and drawing on research carried out in Europe, the United States, Australia and Asia, this process-focussed text goes beyond terms and concepts to cover medical discourse, ethics and protocol, professionalization, cognitive factors, problem-solving strategies, assessment and more. Including summaries, tasks, further reading and a range of real-world examples, as well as audio files on the Translation Studies Portal, this is the essential text for all students and practicing interpreters in the areas of medical and healthcare interpreting.
Introduction to Court Interpreting by Holly Mikkelson
An Introduction to Court Interpreting has been carefully designed to be comprehensive, accessible and globally applicable. Starting with the history of the profession and covering the key topics from the role of the interpreter in the judiciary setting to ethical principles and techniques of interpreting, this text has been thoroughly revised.