Investigating the gap between simultaneous interpreter training and Iraqi market needs
Author
Source
lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 34 (01 Jul. 2019), pp.433-446, 14 p.
Publisher
Wasit University College of Arts
Publication Date
2019-07-01
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
After the war in 2003, interpreting became one of the most prominent professions in Iraq.
Huge numbers of interpreters were recruited to facilitate communication between military troops and reconstruction international corporations on the one hand and the Iraqi public on the other.
Moreover, there was a gradual high demand for interpreters in the market to cater for the needs of the rapidly increasing foreign direct investment in many fields such as the oil industry.
However, interpreter training programmes offered by Iraqi universities and several independent institutions remain as poorly designed as they have always been: they fail to meet the requirements of such social and global changes.
The present study evaluates simultaneous interpreting training in Iraq.
It calls for the revision, renewal, and continuous update of curricula and teaching methodology to suit the critical challenges posed by the digital modern market.
It also suggests a number of possible workable solutions to improve interpreter training such as devoting well-trained teaching staff, offering specialized training programmes for the would-be interpreters, raise programme standards and the integration of technology into teaching.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Marini, Jasim. 2019. Investigating the gap between simultaneous interpreter training and Iraqi market needs. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences،Vol. 2019, no. 34, pp.433-446.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1176960
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Marini, Jasim. Investigating the gap between simultaneous interpreter training and Iraqi market needs. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences No. 34 (Jul. 2019), pp.433-446.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1176960
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Marini, Jasim. Investigating the gap between simultaneous interpreter training and Iraqi market needs. lark Journal for Philosophy, linguistics and Social Sciences. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 34, pp.433-446.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1176960
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Text in English ; abstracts in English and Arabic.
Record ID
BIM-1176960