Exploring the Professional Self: A Study of Flemish Sign Language/Dutch Interpreters in Times of Professionalisation

The signed language interpreting profession in Flanders is currently undergoing a professionalisation process. During the last decade a training programme has been established at an academic level, and the number of interpreters who undertake the job full-time has increased. These two developments have inspired this study on the perception of the professional self of Flemish Sign Language/Dutch interpreters with different educational backgrounds, which is a topic that has received little attention to date. I examined the perception of the professional self of interpreters as individuals, as we... Mehr ...