Remote Interpreting in Healthcare Settings

ISBN-13: 9781800793736 / Angielski

Esther de Boe

Opis

This book investigates the possible effects of using remote interpreting (RI) by telephone or video link on the quality of healthcare interpreting. The insights generated by this work are highly relevant for all users of RI to anticipate and overcome communication problems.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction - What Do We Know about RI? - Investigating Quality - Methodology - Miscommunication and Interaction Management - Challenges to Communication Quality - Participant Perceptions - Conclusion and Discussion.

O autorze

Esther de Boe holds a PhD in Translation Studies, a European Master of Conference Interpreting, an MA in Translation and an MA in Liberal Arts. As a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, she teaches interpreting studies, remote interpreting, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting French-Dutch and interpreting skills. She publishes especially on technology-mediated communication, specifically in settings involving dialogue interpreting. She is also a board member of the European Network for Public Service Interpreting and Translation (ENPSIT) and previously worked as a sworn interpreter in the Netherlands.