Cómo acreditar intérpretes a través de la traducción: análisis crítico de la acreditación profesional de intérpretes jurídicos en España

Juan Miguel Ortega Herraez

doi:10.24310/TRANS.2011.v0i15.3207

Accrediting Interpreters through Translation: Critical analysis of legal interpreting accreditation schemes in Spain.

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Juan Miguel Ortega Herraez Universidad de Alicante G. I. GRETI (hum-737, Universidad de Granada) Spain

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https://doi.org/10.24310/TRANS.2011.v0i15.3207

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public service interpreting, court interpreting, police interpreting, sworn translation-interpreting, legal translation, professional accreditation, translation competence assessment, quality

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In numerous countries professionalization in the field of public service translation and interpretation has been linked to the existing accreditation practices. This is how the authorities establish the academic requirements to enter the profession, in addition to the skills and competences that any professional wishing to work in this field must possess. In this article a critical analysis of the professional accreditation systems that exist in Spain for legal interpreters (both sworn interpreters and staff court and police interpreters) is presented. This analysis will be carried out on the basis of a series of considerations regarding translation competence assessment as highlighted by the specialised bibliography in the field. It must be noted that existing accreditation schemes in Spain are mainly built up on translation-focused tests.

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Ortega Herraez, J. M. (2017). Accrediting Interpreters through Translation: Critical analysis of legal interpreting accreditation schemes in Spain. TRANS – Revista De Traductología, (15), 131–153. https://doi.org/10.24310/TRANS.2011.v0i15.3207

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