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Bruce T. Downing, Ph.D.

Tel. (612) 624-6552
E-mail: bdowning@umn.edu

Associate Professor, Linguistics
Director, Program in Translation & Interpreting
Institute of Linguistics, ESL, and Slavic Languages and Literatures
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Areas of Research Interest:

Interpreting, Cross-cultural communication, Refugee communities.

Selected Publications:

1998 "Community interpreting and translation in the U.S.A. context." In Valero Garces, Carmen, and Isabel de la Cruz Cabanillas. eds., Nuevas Tendencias y Aplicaciones de la Traducción. Alcalá, Spain: University of Alcalá, pp. 15-33.

1997 "Medical Interpreting: Progress toward Professionalism." ATA Chronicle (September), p. 28-29, 41.

1996 (With Kate Helms Tillery.) "The importance of interpreter training: The need in the community." ATA Chronicle (March), p. 10, 17. (Reprint.)

Professional Affiliations:

Member, Linguistic Society of America
Member, American Association for Applied Linguistics
Associate Member, American Translators Association (ATA)

  • Member, Interpreting Policy Advisory Committee
  • NCIHC (National Council on Interpretation in Health Care)
  • Member of the Committee on Standards, Training & Certification

 

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