Factors that determine the provision of Public Service Interpreting: Comparative perspectives on government motivation and language service implementation

Journal of Specialised Translation

Volumn , Issue 14, 2010, Pages 194-215

  Ozolins, Uldis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Certification; Government policy; Language services; Linguistic diversity; Public Service Interpreting; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85079209155     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1740357X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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