Routledge Handbook of Conference Interpreting

Michaela Albl-Mikasa is Professor of Interpreting Studies at ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. She is currently a member of the Executive Council of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) and of the Board of the European Network of Public Service Interpreting (ENPSIT). She is principal investigator of the SNSF Sinergia project CLINT. Elisabet Tiselius is Associate Professor of Interpreting Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden, where she teaches public service, conference and signed language interpreting. Tiselius is a member of AIIC, serving on its research committee, is accredited to the EU institutions and is a state-authorized public service interpreter. She is a board member of the European Society for Translation Studies (EST).

The Handbook of Conference Interpreting provides a comprehensive overview of the profession at a critical juncture. Leading researchers, trainers and practitioners explore conference interpreting across regions and settings, and from many angles, including ethics, training, theory and history. The clear, jargon-free style and breadth of subject matter make it essential reading for all those with an interest in this exciting profession.Clare Donovan, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, FranceThis outstanding collection of contributions of every possible research scope on conference interpreting features many breathtaking chapters by most of the world's top researchers in the field. The editors chose, compiled and curated a book with an updated and comprehensive overview of this research domain that will soon become the first reference in this decade and possibly beyond.Ricardo Munoz Martin, University of Bologna, Italy

• List of ContributorsIntroduction Fundamentals1. Historical developments in conference interpreting: An overview 2. Modes of conference interpreting: simultaneous and consecutive3. Note-taking for consecutive conference interpreting4. Conference and community interpreting: commonalities and differences Settings 5. Diplomatic conference interpreting6. Conference interpreting at press conferences7. Media conference interpreting 8. Conference interpreting in the European Union Institutions9. Conference interpreting at the United Nations Regions10. Conference interpreting in the United States11. Conference interpreting in Russia12. Conference interpreting in Japan13. Conference interpreting in South Korea14. Conference interpreting in Australia15. Conference interpreting in China16. Conference interpreting in India17. Conference interpreting in Sub-Saharan Africa18. Conference interpreting in Brazil Professional issues19. Quality and norms in conference interpreting20. Testing for professional qualification in conference interpreting21. Status and profession(alization) of conference interpreters22. Ethics and codes of ethics in conference interpreting Training and education23. Aptitude for conference interpreting24. Learning and teaching conference interpreting25. Theory and training in conference interpreting: initial explorations Research perspectives: theoretical and empirical26. Working memory and cognitive processing in conference interpreting27. Strategies and capacity management in conference interpreting28. Conference interpreting and expertise29. Stress and emotion in conference interpreting30. Sex and gender in conference interpreting31. Discourse analysis in conference interpreting32. Corpus studies in conference interpreting33. Eye-tracking studies in conference interpreting34. Neuroimaging of simultaneous conference interpreters Recent developments35. Distance conference interpreting36. Conference interpreting and new technologies37. Bridging the gap between conference interpreters and researchers with online media38. Sign language conference interpreting39. Conference interpreting and English as a lingua franca40. Mindfulness training for conference interpreters Index