Introduction: Non-Professional Interpreters and Translators in Public Services. Training, Competences and Needs

Carmen  Valero-Garcés

doi:10.5209/estr.108034

Introduction: Non-Professional Interpreters and Translators in Public Services. Training, Competences and Needs

Carmen Valero-Garcés University of Alcalá https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5960-0236

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/estr.108034

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Introduction: Non-Professional Interpreters and Translators in Public Services. Training, Competences and Needs

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Valero-Garcés, C. (2026). Introduction: Non-Professional Interpreters and Translators in Public Services. Training, Competences and Needs. Estudios de Traducción, 16, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.5209/estr.108034

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