The Routledge Handbook of Public Service Interpreting

"This important collection includes overviews of the theoretical debates informing research into public service interpreting, then a series of outstanding studies of interpreting and interpreter training in a variety of public service contexts. I am embarking on a new project on interpreted interactions in an extraordinarily challenging and complex area of medicine and am already finding that these studies provide invaluable insights into interpreter mediation. This will be an outstanding resource for researchers, for those whose public service work involves interpreters, and indeed for professional interpreters."

Paul Drew, University of York, UK

"PSI is a field of inquiry in its own right and it has been growing steadily. This Handbook is timely and an invaluable contribution for students, teachers, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, clients and anyone interested in this dynamic discipline. Editors Wadensjö and Gavioli have brought together important contributions on the theory and methodology of research in PSI as well as education and professionalization of individuals brokering PSI interactions. I recommend this book unreservedly for drawing our attention to the crucial role of Public Service/Community interpreting in our diverse societies, as well as to the interpreters enabling access to these fundamental services."

Claudia Angelelli, Heriot-Watt University, UK