Dr Wei (Angela) Zhang
Academic and research departments
Centre for Translation Studies, School of Literature and Languages, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.About
My research project
Remote interpreting in healthcare settingsA two-stage mix-method study conducted via systematic review and survey, aiming to provide an overview of the current remote healthcare interpreting practice.
Supervisors
A two-stage mix-method study conducted via systematic review and survey, aiming to provide an overview of the current remote healthcare interpreting practice.
Biography
Wei (Angela) Zhang is a PhD researcher in Interpreting studies. She holds a MA in Translation and Interpreting, a BSc in Life Science and Biotechnology, and a MRes in Biomedicine (Cancer Biology).
Angela is a CATTI certified translator who has worked as a freelance interpreter/translator (English-Chinese) for exhibition events, education, and public services including healthcare and immigration, in the UK and China since 2012. Her work experience also involves language teaching and tutoring of Chinese and English to non-native speakers.
As a postgraduate researcher and a medical interpreter for the NHS, Angela is particularly interested in investigating various modalities of healthcare interpreting. She is currently conducting a mixed-method systematic review and is also conducting a survey on remote medical interpreting (i.e., via telephone interpreting and videoconference interpreting).