Maria Bernadette Zwischenberger

Maria Bernadette Zwischenberger joined the Centre for Translation Studies’ research staff in October 2020. She holds a degree in Translation from the University of Vienna where she trained as a spoken language interpreter (GER – EN – FR) and completed post-graduate certification for intralingual speech-to-text interpreting. Her research spans across four areas in Translation and Interpreting Studies to include:  

♦ Interpreting in social movements

♦ Feminist approaches in Interpreting Studies

♦ Speech-to-text interpreting and linguistic accessibility for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing users

♦ Interpreting education and training

Further, Maria was a member of the EU-funded project ReTrans which developed digitized training materials with the aim to support self-directed instruction for interpreters working in reception zones and along transborder migration routes. For more information on ReTrans podcasts/videocasts and interactive stories, see: https://www.retrans-interpreting.com/

Currently, Maria works in the EU-funded project team WEBPSI which seeks to heighten interpreting capacity in languages of limited/lesser diffusion through transnational academic and stakeholder collaboration. As part of the project, an EU-wide web portal for video-mediated interpreting and a repository for train-the-trainer materials is made available. For further information on EU-WEBPSI see: https://www.webpsi.eu/

Previous teaching and training commitments include practice-based courses on notetaking for interpreters, dialogue interpreting (GER–EN), and research seminars on models and methods in Interpreting Studies. For a full listing of classes see u:find

E-mail: maria.bernadette.zwischenberger@univie.ac.at

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