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Publication details [#10422]

Pöllabauer, Sonja. 2001. Nema problema, alles paletti…? Community interpreting aus der Sicht von NGOs: eine empirische Erhebung der Situation in Graz [Nema problema, alles paletti…? Community interpreting from the point of view from NGO's: an empirical research of the situation in Graz]. In Kelletat, Andreas F., ed. Dolmetschen: Beiträge aus Forschung, Lehre und Praxis [Interpreting: contributions from research, study and practice] (FASK: Publikationen des Fachbereichs Angewandte Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft 30). Bern: Peter Lang. pp. 65–78.

Publication type

Article in jnl/bk

Publication language

German

Keywords

community interpreting=public service interpreting | competence=skills | empirical research=experimental research | professionalism=non-professionalism | status

Abstract

In this paper, an empirical research forms the starting point for an overview of the problems of community interpreting. The survey was done in 1998 at the university of Graz and gives an answer to the following question: What is community interpreting? According to Patricia Burley, community interpreting requires a great number of skills. It is grossly underpaid and has low status. It is not glamorous but demanding; it involves having a missionary spirit and developing a thick skin. In the present research, the author fully endorses this statement.

Source : K. Foelen