Abstract This ethnographic study of the Master’s in Conference Interpreting at the University of Nairobi aims to link interpreter training to the linguistic make-up of Kenyan society and the constraints of public higher education in Africa. It is the first comprehensive study of interpreter training in Kenya, and shows the limits of replicating pedagogical approaches that have been tried and tested in Europe in a different environment. Based on the findings, I recommend a widening of the scope of training to include conference, court and community interpreting. It is argued that this would improve the sustainability and relevance of interpreter training in Africa.

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“一个坐在黑暗中的美丽女人”

摘要这项对内罗毕大学会议口译硕士课程的人种学研究旨在将口译培训与肯尼亚社会的语言结构和非洲公立高等教育的局限性联系起来。这是肯尼亚对口译培训的首次全面研究，显示了在欧洲在不同环境中尝试并测试过的重复教学方法的局限性。根据调查结果，我建议扩大培训范围，包括会议，法院和社区口译。有人认为，这将改善非洲口译培训的可持续性和相关性。