The Rise of Conference Interpreting in China
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The Rise of Conference Interpreting in China

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  1. 166 pages
  2. English
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The Rise of Conference Interpreting in China

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About this book

In this landmark project, Professor Zhang and Professor Moratto piece together the history of how conference interpreting developed as a profession in China after the reform and opening up of the late 1970s.

Based on interviews with the alumni of the early efforts to develop conference interpreting capabilities between Chinese and English (and French), the authors illuminate the international programs and relationships which were instrumental in bringing this about. While paying tribute to the earliest interpreters who interpreted for the first-generation CPC leaders, including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Deng Xiaoping, they track key cooperative projects between Chinese ministries and both the United Nations and European Union, as well as China's domestic efforts, which developed into today's formal programs at major universities.

An essential resource for scholars and students of conference interpreting in China, alongside its sister volume Conference Interpreting in China: Practice, Training and Research.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Notes on Editors
  8. Notes on Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Foreword
  11. Introduction: The Rise of Conference Interpreting in China
  12. 1 Born or Made? Becoming an Interpreter
  13. 2 Evolving Professional Roles and Status of Conference Interpreters
  14. 3 A Tale of Three Cities, and the Centre of Excellence in Training Conference Interpreters
  15. 4 Shaping China’s Conference Interpreter Training at the UN: The Career Path of a Trailblazer
  16. 5 From China’s Foreign Ministry to the UN Headquarters: Interpreter and Witness of History
  17. 6 Developing Competence for the Conference Interpreting Profession: A Case Study of a Veteran UN Interpreter
  18. 7 Risk Management of Diplomatic Interpreters in Political Settings
  19. 8 Lacunae, Anecdotes, and Legends about Pioneer Interpreters: A Case Study to Explore French-Chinese Interpreting Training in China and Beyond
  20. 9 From Language Learner to Conference Interpreter: Individual Professionalization of a Francophone UN Conference Interpreter
  21. 10 The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Interpretation (DG SCIC) and Its Cooperation with China
  22. 11 The EU-China Interpreter Training Project (EUCITP) in China
  23. Index