On interprofessionality in interpreter training : a few thoughts and two stories

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Interpreter training has traditionally been designed and implemented according to a set of normative and prescriptive guidelines without much interaction with other disciplines despite the interdisciplinary nature of interpreting.

A number of calls have recently been launched in the literature for interpreter training to be more research-led and in dialogue with other disciplines.

The authors, who endorse this view, take a critical stance toward some of the main and common aspects of current interpreter training and present two interventions of interprofessional education - one in a healthcare setting and one in a police setting - which they lead in two Flemish universities.

The authors draw on their training experience and share a set of reflections that could inform interpreter trainers wishing to approach interpreter training through the angle of interprofessional education.