The number of patients from Middle Eastern Arabic countries is steadily increasing in
respect to the South Korean government's medical tourism strategies. Word of mouth is one …

In Korea, a first-of-its-kind national medical interpreter training program was launched in July
2009. This program was designed to assist with communication between Korean medical …

Healthcare costs are continuously increasing due to longer life expectancy and providing
global healthcare services through medical tourism is not a new trend anymore. Several …

Background: As a result of the South Korean government's medical tourism strategies, the
number of UAE inbound medical tourists have the highest annual increase rate among the …

According to an estimate of the Japan National Tourism Organization, 2,930,000 overseas
visitors came to Japan in April 2019. With the growing the number of non-Japanese and …

This chapter aims to track the trajectories of Korea's interpreting studies from its formative
years in the late 1990s through to the present. To this end, all the papers dealing with issues …

According to historical records, the profession of interpreting in Korea dates back to the
Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). The interpreters trained in government-supported training …

국내 의료통역은 다문화 서비스 의료통역 1) 과 상업적 의료관광통역 두 가지분야로 명확히
구분되는 특징을 가지고 있다. 우선 다문화 지원 사업으로서의의료통역은 지난 2009 년 …

Names: Kang, Ji-Hae, 1967–editor.| Wakabayashi, Judy, editor. Title: Translating and
interpreting in Korean contexts: engaging with Asian and Western others/edited Ji-Hae Kang …

Healthcare costs are continuously increasing due to longer life expectancy and providing
global healthcare services through medical tourism is new service growth engine for Korea …