%0 Journal Article %1 Milton2001a %A Milton, John %A de Sena Franca, Lucia Helena %D 2001 %J Critical Link %K Formaci Interpretaci{\'{o}}n Interpretes conferencias de %T The Selection and Training of Interpreters in the Community at the Catholic University, São Paulo %U http://www.criticallink.org/proceedings/15.pdf %V 3 %X As in most developing countries, the profession of a community interpreter as such does not exist in Brazil. Sworn translators may be called to act in legal situations, or representatives of the community of friends or family 'who speak the language' unofficially play the role of the community interpreter. Rather than speaking of community interpreters as such, we perhaps should think of interpreters involved in the community, their work and training not being restricted to simultaneous booth work. Nowhere should this be more so than the Catholic University São Paulo (PUC), one of the homes of Brazilian Liberation Theology, which has a strong tradition of working for and with poorer communities. This paper examines how elements of community interpreting are present in the PUC Interpretation course, the first university course in Brazil specifically designed to train interpreters, set up in March 1999. %Z Language: eng

@article{Milton2001a, abstract = {As in most developing countries, the profession of a community interpreter as such does not exist in Brazil. Sworn translators may be called to act in legal situations, or representatives of the community of friends or family 'who speak the language' unofficially play the role of the community interpreter. Rather than speaking of community interpreters as such, we perhaps should think of interpreters involved in the community, their work and training not being restricted to simultaneous booth work. Nowhere should this be more so than the Catholic University S{\~{a}}o Paulo (PUC), one of the homes of Brazilian Liberation Theology, which has a strong tradition of working for and with poorer communities. This paper examines how elements of community interpreting are present in the PUC Interpretation course, the first university course in Brazil specifically designed to train interpreters, set up in March 1999.}, added-at = {2015-12-01T11:35:13.000+0100}, annote = {Language: eng}, author = {Milton, John and de {Sena Franca}, Lucia Helena}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2dae13c9a060890536bee4510c864d3bb/sofiagruiz92}, interhash = {253160285aec2e641d2e0af957cbba87}, intrahash = {dae13c9a060890536bee4510c864d3bb}, journal = {Critical Link}, keywords = {Formaci Interpretaci{\'{o}}n Interpretes conferencias de}, language = {eng}, timestamp = {2015-12-01T11:35:13.000+0100}, title = {{The Selection and Training of Interpreters in the Community at the Catholic University, S{\~{a}}o Paulo}}, url = {http://www.criticallink.org/proceedings/15.pdf}, volume = 3, year = 2001 }