Dzieci jako tłumacze

This article focuses on the phenomenon of child language brokering, i.e. non-professional interpreting performed for monolingual relatives or friends. The aim of the article is to review the literature and film and to point out the social and scientific contexts of language brokering, to identify the research gap comparing the state of international and domestic research, in other words the disparity between publications appearing in Poland and in the Anglophone world. The terminological problem related to the name of language brokering will be addressed. The ethical and psychological aspects of public service interpreting and the ethical and psychological factors of language brokering will then be presented. The practical part is a discussion of a questionnaire survey on public attitudes to and awareness of language brokering. The findings presented demonstrate the complexity of the topic and the need for continued research on child language brokering.