Improving interpreting for international disaster-zone relief efforts: creation of the Rapid Response: Humanitarian Interpreting self-study eLearning module

Diplôme Master Improving interpreting for international disaster-zone relief efforts: creation of the Rapid Response: Humanitarian Interpreting self-study eLearning module eng 2016 author Delahayes Barbara 816730 author Gibbs Jonathan 817956 author Sebastiani Emanuela 827101 director Moser-Mercer Barbara 22839 The “Rapid Response: Humanitarian Interpreting” project was conceived against the backdrop of the critical interpreting training needs for scores of local nationals recruited by international relief organizations to serve as humanitarian interpreters in the wake of natural disasters. Without any introduction to interpreting and the basic skills sets, as well as the cultural, ethical, and psychosocial aspects it entails, these recruits are expected to interpret competently for relief workers, survivors, and other stakeholders. To provide - as a rapid training response within these still acute emergency contexts - at least a short, basic orientation to interpreting on the massive scale required, such a course would have to be made available in an easily accessible and distributable, user- and learner-friendly, compact, and effective form. This thesis describes how the authors established the precise contours of this need and proceeded to create a one-hour, on-demand, exclusively self-study eLearning module to help meet it. Humanitarian interpreting Ethics principles Psychosocial care eLearning Empowerment Higher education in emergency settings Dewey 418.02 Maîtrise universitaire en interprétation de conférence 113 Département d'interprétation 93 false a3a611af-9252-429f-b50a-31484fb84cca Master thesis Private Mémoire_Delahayes_Gibbs_Sebastiani.pdf 2403216 application/pdf closedAccess Faculté de traduction et d'interprétation / Département d'interprétation

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