New Insights into Arabic Translation and Interpreting

This book addresses translation and interpreting with Arabic either as a source or target language. It focuses on new fields of study and professional practice, such as community translation and interpreting, and offers fresh insights into the relationship between culture, translation and interpreting. Chapters discuss issues relating specifically to Arabic and the Arab cultural context and contribute views, research findings and applications that come from a language combination and a cultural background quite different from traditional Eurocentric theoretical and professional positions. This volume is a significant addition to resources on Arabic translation and interpreting and contributes fresh perspectives to translation studies in general. It is of interest to students, researchers and professionals working in public service, community, legal, administrative and healthcare translation and interpreting, as well as intercultural communication and translator education.

Mustapha Taibi is Associate Professor and Director of Academic Program, Languages, TESOL, Interpreting and Translation at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He has worked as a practitioner for over 20 years and has taught linguistics, translation and interpreting for the last 15. His research interests include community translation and interpreting and he is Editor ofTranslation and Interpreting.