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This introductory chapter provides a detailed overview of how COVID-19 has impacted on translation and interpreting (T&I) practice, teaching and research. While recognizing the challenges and threats imposed by COVID-19, this chapter also highlights the opportunities brought on by this unprecedented pandemic. Specifically, COVID-19 has served as a catalyst for accelerating the adoption of technology in both T&I practice and teaching. Following the overview of the key issues facing T&I in the context of COVID-19, we have given a brief summary of the contributions selected for this edited volume. It is hoped that by providing first hand accounts of T&I research and practice across different nations in the age of COVID-19, we are able to paint a more complete and clearer picture of the impact the pandemic is having on T&I.
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Liu, K., Cheung, A.K.F. (2022). Translation and Interpreting in the Age of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities. In: Liu, K., Cheung, A.K.F. (eds) Translation and Interpreting in the Age of COVID-19. Corpora and Intercultural Studies, vol 9. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6680-4_1
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