A Preliminary Survey on the Interpreting Market in South Taiwan: The Effect of Market Demand by the Private Sector on Employment of Interpreters
| Autor: | Tse-mei Hsu, 許擇美 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 101 Few studies have been carried out in terms of the interpreting market in Taiwan. Such studies mainly place their focus on North Taiwan where more interpreting services are required and performed. This thesis particularly intends to conduct a preliminary survey on the interpreting market by probing into the private sector in South Taiwan, a field yet to be explored. The information shared by the translation agencies and interpreters is also collected and used as supplementary materials for cross-examining and analyzing the conditions and supply and demand of the interpreting market in South Taiwan. The dimensions discussed in this thesis include : (1) the private sector’s perceptions of and demands for interpreting services; (2) interpreters’ qualifications required by the private sector; (3) the effect of the market demand by the private sector on the employment of interpreters; (4) difficulties and challenges confronting interpreters; and (5) whether or not the market conditions of interpreting industry in South Taiwan is consistent with North Taiwan or the overall conditions in Taiwan. The adopted approaches of the questionnaire survey and follow-up interviews target the private sector, translation agencies and interpreters for arriving at results which shed light on the conditions of the interpreting market and challenges facing the interpreters while seeking for the job opportunities of interpreting services in South Taiwan. |
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