Teaching Information and Communication Technologies: A Proposal for the Interpreting Classroom

The impact of information and communication technology on interpreting has grown over the last few years. The technical solutions that have recently entered the market have partially changed the way interpreters work and could have a disruptive influence on the profession in the years to come. In light of these developments, interpreter training programs – especially but not limited to simultaneous interpretation – need to address this ‘technological turn’ and adapt their curricula accordingly. In this paper we discuss the emerging technological trends in the field of interpreting and propose a general framework for organizing a teaching module dedicated to this subject as well as teaching activities designed to develop the skills needed in the modern interpreting world, focusing on computer-assisted preparation, remote interpreting and computer-assisted simultaneous interpreting.