In recent decades the explosive growth of globalization & regional integration has fuelled parallel growth in multilingual conferences Although conference interpreting has come of age as a profession interpreter training programs have had varied success pointing to the need for an instructional manual which covers the subject comprehensively This book seeks to fill that need by providing a structured syllabus & an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises in various aspects of the art It is meant to serve as a practical guide for interpreters & as a complement to interpreter training programs in the classroom & online particularly those for students preparing for conference interpreting in international governmental & business settings This expanded second edition
Includes:: additional exercises & provides direct links to a variety of web-based resources & practice speeches also including additional language combinations