New Trends in Healthcare Interpreting Studies: An Updated Review of Research in the Field (New Frontiers in Translation Studies)

Interpreting studies have exponentially grown over the years, propelled by the realities of multicultural societies, which, among other factors, include constant waves of immigration and the subsequent allocation of newly arrived citizens in their host countries―a process entailing public service access and provision. Communicative interactions between users who do not speak the same language as public service providers have been primarily studied in different settings belonging to Public Service Translation and Interpreting (PSIT), ranging from police, asylum, legal, educational, or, the focus of this book, healthcare contexts. This edited book offers a unique and updated insight into the research advances and the state of the art in healthcare interpreting. Contributions cover methodological innovations, together with hot topics, such as changing roles, gender, specialized contexts, training programs, and ethical codes, to name but a few.