The professional status of conference interpreters in the Republic of Ireland

An exploratory study

Bibliographic Data

ID21727872
AuthorsAntony Hoyte-West (0000-0003-4410-6520, University of Vienna, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume13
Issue2
Pages183-196
Publication date2020-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTranslation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-1700 • E-ISSN: 1751-2921
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14781700.2020.1745089
OpenAlexW3015491721
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

Although the country has a long history of language contact, conference interpreting in the Republic of Ireland is a relatively new field of activity and has largely evolved in response to the recognition of Irish as the 23rd official language of the European Union in 2007. Building on previous studies undertaken in other EU translation and interpreting markets, it was decided to evaluate the professional status of conference interpreters in the Republic of Ireland through applying a professionalization model. The research findings were based on a series of six interviews with qualified conference interpreters active on the Irish market. Through the analysis of practitioners’ views regarding professional identity, recognition, and the unique role of the Irish language, an exploratory overview of the domestic conference interpreting profession was provided

European union · Exploratory research · Interpreter · Irish · Linguistics · Medical education · Political science · Professionalization · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · The Republic · Gender Studies · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Medicine · Translation Studies and Practices