A glimpse into the socialization of bilingual youngsters as interpreters: the case of Latino bilinguals brokering communication for their families and immediate communities

Work on bilinguals who act as family interpreters, while not focused particularly on the development of translation and interpreting abilities, contributes to our understanding of life experiences of the individuals who begin to interpret early in their lives (Valdés and Angelelli 2003). With some exceptions (Harris 1977, 1978, 1980, 1992; Toury 1984, 1995) very little has been written about the lived experiences of young interpreters and/or about their socialization as family interpreters. Since most of the community interpreters of today were interpreters in their late childhood and adolescence, getting a glimpse into their lives and experiences may help researchers (and teachers of interpreting) understand the habitus and ideology of these individuals who later may populate interpreting classrooms and workplaces. This paper explores some of their experiences and perceptions as well as the controversies surrounding their role. The paper ends with some suggestions for incorporating coursework on translation and interpreting at high school levels.Los estudios sobre individuos bilingües que actúan como intérpretes para la familia, si bien no se concentran en el desarrollo de aptitudes de traducción e interpretación, contribuyen a nuestro entendimiento acerca de las experiencias de vida que han tenido estos individuos que comienzan a interpretar a edades tempranas (Valdés y Angelelli 2003). Con la excepción de algunas investigaciones (Harris 1977, 1978, 1980, 1992; Toury 1984, 1995) se sabe muy poco acerca de las experiencias de los intérpretes jóvenes y acerca de su socialización como intérpretes de la familia. Dado que muchos de los intérpretes comunitarios de hoy han servido como intérpretes de familia cuando eran pequeños o adolescentes, el poder aprender acerca de las vidas y experiencias de estos individuos permitiría a los investigadores (como así también a los profesores de interpretación) comprender el habitus y la ideología de aquellas personas que podrían asistir a clases de interpretación o que trabajarían como intérpretes. Este trabajo explora algunas de las experiencias y percepciones así como también las controversias que despierta dicho papel y finaliza con algunas sugerencias para incorporar tareas de traducción o interpretación en las escuelas

"Can you ask her about chronic illnesses, diabetes, and all that…?" Language Mediation and Patient Centered-Communication

Outline of the talk: Medical communication and patient centredness Existing paradigms in medical and medical cross-cultural communication research Brief review of medical interpreting research Inter-disciplinarity in medical interpreting Two examples of language mediation in medical cross-cultural communication: at micro and macro level Conclusions ImplicationsUniversidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Incorporating translation into sociolinguistic research: translation policy in an international non-governmental organisation

This article explores aspects of translation, multilingualism and language policy in the field of transnational civil society. By focusing on translation policies at Amnesty International, an international non-governmental organisation that performs a key role in global governance, this article seeks to contribute to a globalisation-sensitive sociolinguistics. It argues that combining a sociolinguistic approach, more precisely linguistic ethnography, with translation studies leads to an increased understanding of the language practices under study. Furthermore, the article calls for more interdisciplinary research, stating that there is a space for sociolinguistics and translation studies to contribute to research in international relations and development studies by highlighting the role of multilingualism and challenging the traditionally powerful position of English in transnational civil society

Catalogazione informatizzata e fruizione dei dati. La cultura pavimentale dell'Italia centrale in epoca romana e il Progetto TESS: analisi ponderata e revisione cronologica dei contesti

This dissertation illustrates the results of an articulated project aimed at developing and testing a system of analysis and interpretation of the information contained in the TESS database (designed and directed by the University of Padua). The main objective of the research was the identification of a series of significant reading parameters for the study of ancient pavements. According to this, the project first envisaged the development of a system for classifying chronological markers related to ancient floors, in order to provide users of the database with immediate information on the reliability of dating. The introduction of a new ranking system required a careful verification of the date ranges assigned to the objects in the database: for this reason, the research was focused on central Italy and in particular on Rome and Latium area (in which more than a quarter of the cataloged artifacts are concentrated). The research has thus made it possible to identify a series of chronological cornerstones; in addition, the application of statistical techniques verified the existence of intrinsic markers of absolute chronology. The achieved results led to the proposition of chronological classification applicable to at least the ancient pavements of central Italy, whose preliminary experimentation seems to open new perspectives of researchNell'elaborato di tesi vengono illustrati i risultati di un articolato progetto di ricerca che ha avuto come obiettivo quello di sviluppare e testare un sistema di lettura e di analisi integrata delle informazioni contenute nella banca dati TESS (progettata e diretta dall'Università  degli Studi di Padova), al fine di individuare una serie di parametri di lettura significativi per lo studio dei rivestimenti pavimentali antichi. In base a ciò il progetto ha previsto in primo luogo la messa a punto di un sistema per la classificazione dei vari indicatori cronologici che concorrono alla datazione di un rivestimento, utile a fornire ai fruitori della banca-dati informazioni immediate sull'attendibilità di quest'ultima. L'introduzione in TESS di questo sistema di ranking ha richiesto un'attenta verifica delle datazioni attribuite ai rivestimenti presenti nel database: per questo motivo l'indagine è stata focalizzata sull'Italia centrale e in particolare sull'area romano-laziale (nella quale si concentra oltre un quarto delle pavimentazioni presenti nel database). L'attività di ricerca ha così permesso da un lato di giungere all'individuazione di una serie di capisaldi cronologici, dall'altro di verificare - attraverso tecniche di indagine statistica - l'esistenza di indicatori intrinseci di cronologia assoluta. L'insieme di tali dati ha portato a proporre una prima ipotesi di sistema di inquadramento cronologico applicabile almeno ai rivestimenti pavimentali antichi dell'Italia centrale, la cui sperimentazione preliminare sembra aprire nuove prospettive di ricerca e di revisione delle conoscenze sulla cultura pavimentale antica

Interpretation as a Communicative Event: A Look through Hymes' Lenses

In the last ten years, more researchers and practitioners have turned their attention to community interpreting. Issues of similarities and differences with other forms of interpreting, as well as recognition and prestige, have arisen. It is often the case that the standards of conference interpreting are blindly transferred to other forms of interpreting both for measurement and educational purposes. This blind transfer does not allow a full understanding of the complexities involved in community interpreting. Hymes' taxonomy of speaking is used to compare and analyze two interpreting events, one occurring in a community setting and the other in a conference one. The analysis suggests that there are more differences than similarities between the two settings. The differences point to a complex form of social interaction which needs attention in its own right.Au cours des dix dernières années, davantage de chercheurs et de praticiens se sont intéressés à l'interprétation en milieu social. Il s'agissait très souvent de voir quelles étaient les ressemblances et les différences entre cette forme d'interprétation et les autres, des problèmes de reconnaissance et de prestige se posant fréquemment. Toutefois, ce furent souvent les critères de l'interprétation de conférence qui furent appliqués à l'interprétation en milieu social et qui déterminèrent comment l'évaluer et l'enseigner. Ce transfert aveugle ne permettait évidemment pas de prendre pleinement conscience de l'énorme complexité de l'interprétation en milieu social. La présente recherche utilise la taxonomie de Hymes pour comparer et analyser deux interprétations, une en milieu social et l'autre lors d'une conférence, entre lesquelles notre analyse suggère qu'il y a plus de différences que de ressemblances