The Evolving Curriculum in Interpreter and Translator Education

This study reports the findings from students’ reflective essays on the hidden curriculum of Chinese/English interpreting training. Grounded theory was used to conduct thematic analysis of 22 reflective essays on the hidden curriculum by trainee interpreters who took study trips to international organizations, where they practiced simultaneous interpreting (SI) in muted interpreting booths and socialized with staff and professional interpreters. Two overarching concepts, the quality of SI and Ch