Conference Interpreting in China

Introduction

Part 1 Professionalization of Conference Interpreting in China

1 Professionalization of conference interpreting in China: implications from research and publications

Cheng Zhan and Han Zhang

2 UNTPIT as a forerunner of OBE model for conference interpreter training in China

Yuben Zhu and Wen Ren

3 The professionalization of interpreting and professional interpreter education in the Chinese mainland

Lei Mu and Xinyuan Liu

4 Embarking upon careers with a diploma in conference interpreting: graduates' motivations and self-perceived employability

Bin Gao and Zhuxuan Zhao

5 How are they invisibly present? Conference interpreters' role perception

Wei Zhang and Yu Gao

6 Problem-based Learning (PBL) in conference interpreting pedagogy: a holistic approach

Yi Liu and Dechao Li

7 Exploring the identity and crisis of interpreting teachers in China: a case study of a private college in Zhejiang province

Jiqing Dong and Yihui Chen

8 Investigating the differences between native and non-native English speakers in assessing Chinese-to-English interpretation

Xiaoqi Shang

Part 2 Professional practice and future trends

9 Exploring standards of interpreting services in China (2006-2021): history and prospects

Jie Xing and Yinghua He

10 Interpreting in Macao: practice, training and research

Yiqiang Chen, Victoria Lai Cheng Lei, and Defeng Li

11 Interpreter training in Xinjiang: challenges and solutions

Bin Zou and Xiaoyan Li

12 Problems in MTI conference interpreting education in Gansu, Qinghai, and Ningxia and suggested solutions

Xuejie Bai

13 Interpreting technologies in the artificial intelligence era

Huashu Wang, Zhi Li, and Chengshu Yang

14 Multimodal videoconference interpreting: technical challenges and opportunities

Jie Lue and Xiaojun Zhang

15 Interpreting training and research in virtual reality: the Chinese experience

Yu Jiang and Hui Jia