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Interpreting Research
Edited by Daniel Gile
[Target 7:1] 1995
► pp. 119–133

A Review of Conference Interpretation

Practice and Training

| AIIC
The theory and practice of conference interpretation is reviewed in the first part. In a second section evidence pointing to the existence of an interpreting paradigm is adduced, and pointers to the existence of an associated teaching model are briefly discussed. The third section deals with the training of interpreter trainers and presents some recent developments. In each section reference is made to the most relevant literature, and a list of conferences and symposia on interpreting teaching appears at the end.
Article outline
  • 1.An Interpreting Paradigm?
  • 2.A Training Paradigm
  • 3.Training the Trainers
  • Conclusions
  • List of Symposia on Conference Interpreting Teaching, 1965-1994
  • References
Published online: 1 January 1995
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