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The challenges of training with interpreters and translators: The case study of a Hungarian organization

Maria Cseh (Graduate School of Education and Human Development, Department of Counseling/Human and Organizational Studies, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA)
Darren Short (Perspectives, Woodinville, Washington, USA)

Journal of European Industrial Training

ISSN: 0309-0590

Article publication date: 1 December 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

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The purpose of this article is to present a case study of an HRD team from the UK that delivers training to a large public service Hungarian organization with the aid of interpreters and translators.

Design/methodology/approach

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The article takes the form of a case study.

Findings

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The article acts to illustrate good and ineffective practices, and practical difficulties inherent in the acts of translation and interpretation within an HRD context.

Originality/value

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The article helps set the base for best practice in similar situations, and will therefore be useful to practitioners undertaking work through interpreters and translators. Implications for HRD research are also presented.

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Citation

Cseh, M. and Short, D. (2006), "The challenges of training with interpreters and translators: The case study of a Hungarian organization", Journal of European Industrial Training, Vol. 30 No. 9, pp. 687-700. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610715013

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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