Investigating sight translation as a predictor of interpreting performance

IF 1.8 1区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Xiaoqi Shang, Guixia Xie
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ABSTRACT Sight translation has been widely used in aptitude testing to screen prospective trainee interpreters at leading interpreter training schools, including ESIT, ISIT, and EMCI. However, it has also been criticised for its lack of validity and reliability. No empirical study has thus far been conducted to explore its power to predict interpreting performance. To fill this gap, the present study adopts a data-driven approach to explore the predictive validity of sight translation for interpreting performance in both consecutive and simultaneous modes. A total of 33 graduate trainee interpreters (A language: Chinese; B language: English) enrolled in an interpreting programme of a leading Chinese university were tracked over the course of one and a half academic years. Two raters (A language: Chinese; B language: English) were asked to assess their performance based on the criteria of fidelity, language, and delivery. Statistical analyses suggest that, irrespective of language direction, the participants’ performance in sight translation was not predictive of their performance in either consecutive or simultaneous interpreting. This study provides much-needed empirical evidence for the development, administration, and assessment of aptitude testing for interpreting and interpreter training at large.
视觉翻译作为口译成绩预测指标的研究
摘要:在包括ESIT、ISIT和EMCI在内的顶尖口译员培训学校,视觉翻译已被广泛用于能力测试,以筛选潜在的实习口译员。然而,它也因缺乏有效性和可靠性而受到批评。到目前为止,还没有进行过实证研究来探索其预测口译表现的能力。为了填补这一空白,本研究采用数据驱动的方法来探索视觉翻译对连续模式和同声传译表现的预测有效性。在一个半学年的时间里,共有33名研究生实习口译员(A语言:汉语;B语言:英语)参加了中国一所顶尖大学的口译课程。两名评分者(A语言:汉语;B语言:英语)被要求根据忠诚度、语言和交付标准来评估他们的表现。统计分析表明,无论语言方向如何,参与者在视觉翻译方面的表现都不能预测他们在连续口译或同声传译方面的表现。这项研究为口译和口译员培训能力测试的开发、管理和评估提供了急需的经验证据。
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