This text is a comprehensive overview and discussion of the demand control schema (DC-S) and its application to interpreting benefitting student learning and synthesis of the multi-faceted applications of DC-S to the work of interpreting practitioners. This textbook is a must for every interpreter education program and every interpreter educator. Designed primarily for classroom use each of the 10 chapters guides the reader through the key elements of DC-S including its theoretical constructs the purpose and method of dialogic work analysis and the importance of engaging in reflective practice. Each chapter concludes with a class activity homework quiz discussion questions and an advanced activity for practicing interpreters. [Robyn K. Dean Robert Q. Pollard Jr.; (2014) 154 pages; soft cover]