Professional Interpreting Programmes in China: Constructing a Curriculum Improvement Model

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Yinying Wang (Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpreting, Shanghai International Studies University)

Professional Interpreting Programmes in China

Constructing a Curriculum Improvement Model

Yinying Wang (Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpreting, Shanghai International Studies University)

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Routledge
28 November 2024

Translation & interpretation

Series: Routledge Studies in East Asian Interpreting

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 for China to iterate upon in the context of the broader and more diverse professional reality. The book puts the nature of professional interpreters and, in turn, interpreting programmes, under the concurring lens of curriculum studies and the sociology of professions. Wang identifies eight stakeholders which call for changes in interpreting programmes, and six categories of competence (or sub-competence) which see a progression from undergraduate to graduate and lifelong-learning stage. These serve as curriculum goals and encapsulate the recommended changes in institutional curricula. The conceptualised model is then described with a case study on Chinese-English retour training to show its applicability and relevance in interpreting programmes on the ground.

Offering insight for academics, practitioners and trainee interpreting students and of relevance to a broader interpreting community looking to set up or reform interpreting curricula, Wang’s book will help ensure curriculum improvement that is theoretically sound and practically viable.

By: Yinying Wang (Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpreting Shanghai International Studies University)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032301921
ISBN 10: 1032301929
Series: Routledge Studies in East Asian Interpreting
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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

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.