Contact Information
707 S Mathews Ave Urbana IL 61801
M/C 171
Biography
Holding a PhD in Translation Studies and an MA in International Relations, Dr. Arzik-Erzurumlu's research interests encompass various aspects of interpretation, including conference interpreting, sociology of interpreting, interpreting technology, interpreter training, and interpreting history. Before joining the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, she worked as a Visiting Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2022 to 2024, and as an Assistant Professor at Bahçeşehir University and Istanbul Atlas University from 2020 to 2024. She was appointed as an Associate Professor by the Turkish Board of Higher Education in 2024. Her research appeared in several journals including Translation and Interpreting Studies and Interpreting.
She is a professional conference interpreter with Turkish (A), English (B) and Spanish (C). She has interpreted American Presidents for various Turkish broadcasters since 2006 and remains an active member of the Turkish Conference Interpreters’ Association.
Dr. Arzik- Erzurumlu is currently working on her book manuscript entitled Reimagining Conference Interpreting: Adapting to the Remote Landscape in the Post-Pandemic World, which is scheduled for publication by Routledge. She is a member of the editorial and advisory board of the academic journal Encounters in Translation.
Research Interests
conference interpreting, remote interpreting, sociology of interpreting, interpreter training, interpreting history, translation history
Courses Taught
elsewhere
Translation and Interpreting Research; Emotions in Translation and Interpreting; Translation, Cross-Cultural Communication, and the Media; Translation Theory; Writing Skills for Translators; Introduction to Simultaneous Interpreting; Public Speaking; Etymology; Community Interpreting; Conference Interpreting; Consecutive Interpreting; Onsight Interpreting; Press and Media Interpreting; Introduction to Simultaneous Interpreting; Intercultural Communication
selected publications
2024. Gendered approaches to remote interpreting: A booth of one’s own.In E.Monzó-Nebot and V.Tasa Fuster (Eds.), Gendered technology in translation and interpreting: Centering rights in the development of language technologies (pp. 124-147) New York: Routledge.
2023. with Yılmaz, G. From Remote Control to Tweets: How Viewers’ Use of Twitter Shapes Quality Criteria in Interpreting the Oscars, Interpreting International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting. 25(1), 27-60. DOI: 10.1075/intp.00083.arz
2023. Linking coaching to interpreting classes: Using TGROW, Turkish Studies-Language and Literature. 18(1), 85-103. DOI: 10.7827/TurkishStudies.64126
2022. with Demir, P. Taking Stock of the COVID-19 Working Conditions on the Performance of the Interpreters: Rendering the Numbers in the 2020 American Presidential Debates. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi Journal of Translation Studies (32), 25-54. DOI: 10.37599/ceviri.1119082
2020. Interpreting in the Cold War Era in Turkey: An Exercise of Gatekeeping. Translation and Interpreting Studies, 15 (3), 419-440. DOI:1075/tis.20084.arz
2020. Employing Podcasts as a Learning Tool in Interpreter Training: A Case Study. In M.D. Rodrigues Melchor, I. Horvath& K. Ferguson (Eds.), The Role of Technology in Conference Interpreting New Trends in Translation Studies volume 31. (pp. 179-203). Peter Lang.