1st Edition

Professional Interpreting Programmes in China Constructing a Curriculum Improvement Model

By Yinying Wang Copyright 2024
224 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Wang presents the status quo of curriculum development in professional interpreting programmes in China and points to the urgency to devise a curriculum improvement model to ensure the relevance of such programmes against a changing reality. She covers the European experience in interpreter education that China can learn from and discusses opportunities arising from previous examples... Read more

List of Illustrations Introduction. 1 A Definition of Professional Interpreting. 2 Curriculum Improvement: Setting the Stage 3 A Curriculum Improvement Model. 4 Stakeholder Role in Curriculum Improvement. 5. Interpreter Competence as Curriculum Goals. 6. A Case Study on Retour. 7. Conclusion. Index

Biography

Yinying Wang teaches interpreting at Shanghai International Studies University, China. She has worked with hundreds of students during their professional training. Her teaching is based on her extensive experience as a conference interpreter in the local market and international organisations.