In the third event of our 2022 programme, we will discuss ethics in interpreting practice, explore the extent and role of codes of ethics, and share different approaches conducive to a more sustainable and ethical interpreting practice.
While the focus of this workshop is on interpreting, the issues raised should be of interest to translators and input from both practising interpreters and translators will be welcome.
Part 1 of the workshop will cover ethical challenges in interpreting practice and the extent and limitations of codes of ethics. The speakers will discuss ethics in the context of interpreting as a practice and a profession in different settings. Efforts towards the professionalisation of public service interpreting are closely linked to and largely dependent on ethical approaches. These often clash with questionable practices driven by financial constraints, obstacles to training and qualifications, and misconceptions and overambitious expectations of the role of interpreters.
In Part 2, participants will be invited to engage in hands-on activities that will lead to a discussion of potential approaches to handling the ethical dilemmas faced by interpreters before, during or after interpreting assignments. Some strategies will be put to the test, and participants will be invited to share the strategies they use or would use in the proposed scenarios to promote ethical approaches to interpreting and to the interpreting profession.
Network members: Free
ITI members (but not Scotnet): £10
Non- ITI members: £25
Students: Free
Location: Nicolson Square Methodist Church, Nicolson Square EH8 9BX Edinburgh
Booking closes: 21 September 2022
Contact email: [email protected]
Contact name: Ramon Inglada
Network website address: https://itiscotland.org.uk/
CPD hours: 2.5