Teaching norms in interpreting
Teaching norms in interpreting

Summary/Abstract: The paper intends to suggest a new approach to interpreter training that would include the norms helpful in solving problems the practitioners encounter in their everyday work. To establish the desired content of the proposed curriculum, a model of practical problems in interpreter‑mediated events proposed in 2013 was used. Not surprisingly, most of the factors presented in the model are not traditionally considered as necessary elements of interpreter training, and quite often young practitioners are not adequately prepared to deal with the problems they encounter in their work, especially as far as norms of professional behaviour are concerned. Therefore, the proposed curriculum includes some of the most relevant norms, not only from the area of translation itself, but also from the cultural and business communication studies that offer some interesting solutions and guidelines that may be applied in solving the problems of interpreters.

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