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The Development of Interpreting in Scandinavia
Pišvejc, David ; Čeňková, Ivana (advisor) ; Rejšková, Jana (referee)
The thesis portrays Scandinavia, from the perspective of interpreting, as a fairly homogeneous unit. The countries that make up this part of Europe share the same historical, cultural, and political background, which is reflected in the region's development of, and current approach to, interpreting. Although originally very uniform in their demography, since the mid 20th century, the Nordic countries have become a final destination for immigrants from all over the world. This new reality focused attention on community interpreting. It is stipulated by the countries' laws that community interpreters must be used in certain situations. Chapter 2 looks at the development of interpreting in the largest of the Nordic countries, Sweden. Early interpreter training, organized from the late 1960s by community colleges, specialised in community interpreting. Today, this type of interpreting is taught in community colleges all over the country. The central interpreting research institution in Sweden, the Institute for Interpretation and Translation Studies at Stockholm University, is the only institution that provides courses in conference interpreting. Sweden lacks a single register of interpreters and there is no regulation of interpreting agencies. Chapter 3 describes the development of interpreting in...
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The development of interpreting in Sweden
Pišvejc, David ; Čeňková, Ivana (advisor) ; Rejšková, Jana (referee)
Sweden has been one of the pioneers in community interpreting. Due to the upsurge of immigration, the 1960s saw the start of systematic interpreter training in Sweden in order to provide a full interpretation service to immigrants dealing with authorities or the health care service. Gradually, community interpreter training was introduced in several types of community colleges administered by The Institute for Interpretation and Translation Studies (TÖI), set up for that purpose by the government in 1986. With the country joining the EU in 1995, it was necessary to train enough conference interpreters to ensure a continuous supply from TÖI graduates. The market for conference interpreters is limited both in Sweden and the European institutions, compared with community interpreters. There is a legal obligation to provide interpretation to immigrants and newcomers when dealing with the authorities. Interpreters in Sweden can qualify as "authorized interpreters" once they pass a series of demanding exams that take place regularly. However, neither authorization nor formal interpreter training are compulsory for the profession, which directly affects the quality of the service. Authorized interpreters must abide both by a code of conduct and the regulations whereas unauthorized interpreters have no such...
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