Community Interpreting

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the field of Community Interpreting. It caters for interpreters, interpreting students, educators and researchers and other professionals who work with interpreters. The book explores the relationship between research, training and practice. It reviews the main theoretical concepts and research results; it describes the main issues surrounding the practice and the training of interpreters, highlighting the voices of the different key participants; and it identifies areas of much needed research to provide relevant answers to those issues.