Interpreting services in the Western Cape Legislature

IF 1 3区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Translation and Interpreting Studies Pub Date : 2018-10-12 DOI:10.1075/TIS.00014.LES

K. Grove

引用次数: 3

Abstract

This article investigates the standard of interpreting services in the Western Cape Provincial Legislature/Parliament to examine the concept of quality in interpreting. This study includes interviews and open-ended discussions with language practitioners, interpreters, and members of parliament. By means of a questionnaire, interpreters provided feedback on their training, working conditions, and their work experience, while the standard of the interpreting service was assessed by users of interpreting services who rated the service on eleven different levels. These different levels were derived from previous studies to connect the literature with the outcomes of the collected data. The article concludes that there is much room for improvement of the interpreting service currently provided at the provincial legislature. Furthermore, the study revealed a lack of understanding and awareness of what interpreting entails and the value of an interpreting service.

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西开普省立法机构的口译服务

本文调查了西开普省立法机构/议会的口译服务标准，以检验口译质量的概念。本研究包括与语言从业者、口译员和国会议员的访谈和开放式讨论。通过问卷调查的方式，口译员对他们的培训、工作条件和工作经验进行反馈，而口译服务的标准则由口译服务的用户评估，他们将服务分为11个不同的等级。这些不同的水平是从以前的研究中得出的，以便将文献与收集数据的结果联系起来。本文认为，目前省级立法机关的口译工作还有很大的改进空间。此外，该研究还揭示了对口译的必要性和口译服务的价值缺乏理解和认识。

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期刊介绍： Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal designed to disseminate knowledge and research relevant to all areas of language mediation. TIS seeks to address broad, common concerns among scholars working in various areas of Translation and Interpreting Studies, while encouraging sound empirical research that could serve as a bridge between academics and practitioners. The journal is also dedicated to facilitating communication among those who may be working on related subjects in other fields, from Comparative Literature to Information Science. Finally, TIS is a forum for the dissemination in English translation of relevant scholarly research originally published in languages other than English. TIS is the official journal of the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association (ATISA).