Public Service Interpreting: The First Steps (Palgrave Textbooks in Translating and Interpreting)

Public Service Interpreting is a field of central interest to those involved in ensuring access to public services. This book provides an overview of current issues through a multi-faceted approach, situating the work of public service interpreters in the broader context of public service practice.

ANN CORSELLIS is currently Vice Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. She co-ordinated projects for the development of training, assessment and good practice of public service interpreters in the UK and is participating in a fifth EU project. She has extensive experience of the health service, as well as of the courts.