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Language and power 语言与权力

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00099.cam

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Review of Gavioli & Wadensjö (2023): The Routledge handbook of public service interpreting garvioli &Wadensjö(2023):劳特利奇公共服务口译手册

1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00098.try

Małgorzata Tryuk

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Coordination in telephone-based remote interpreting 电话远程口译的协调

1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2023-09-25 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00097.far

Rahaf Farag, Bernd Meyer

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Explicitation and cognitive load in simultaneous interpreting 同声传译中的外显与认知负荷

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2021-04-12 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00051.gum

Ewa Gumul

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引用次数: 11

The affordances and challenges of wearable technologies for training public service interpreters 可穿戴技术培训公共服务口译员的优势和挑战

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2020-11-17 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00044.ese

Oktay Eser, M. Lai, Fatih Saltan

{"title":"The affordances and challenges of wearable technologies for training public service interpreters","authors":"Oktay Eser, M. Lai, Fatih Saltan","doi":"10.1075/intp.00044.ese","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/intp.00044.ese","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Interpreter training has evolved from traditional face-to-face classroom settings to alternative modes of delivery such as online and blended learning because of the rise in information and communication technology. The limited body of literature shows that the most documented pedagogical application of interpreter training delivery is via virtual learning environments such as Moodle and Blackboard. To enrich the literature on technology use in interpreter training, a pilot project was conducted in which participant students and trainers accessed a three-dimensional virtual environment using wearable technology (i.e., three-dimensional virtual reality glasses) and students practiced interpreting using a prerecorded animated dialogue. A virtual reality platform was built using Unity 3D and run on Android to host the piloted dialogue, with a view to adding dialogues in the future to develop it into a healthcare interpreting training platform. Qualitative data collected through observations and semi-structured interviews were analyzed. The results show that using wearable devices in interpreter training has the potential to create immersive simulated environments for autonomous learning and to improve interpreter training when used with instructional support. However, challenges including physiological effects, level of authenticity, and the need for equipment support warrant further exploration and refinement of its pedagogical application in the future.","PeriodicalId":51746,"journal":{"name":"Interpreting","volume":"22 1","pages":"288-308"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2020-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43522428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"文学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

The collaborative and selective nature of interpreting in police interviews with stand-by interpreting 警察约谈中同声传译的协作性和选择性

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2020-11-17 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00046.mon

Eloísa Monteoliva-García

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引用次数: 6

An interpreter advantage in executive functions? 口译员在执行职能方面的优势？

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2020-11-17 DOI: 10.1075/INTP.00045.NOU

Soudabeh Nour, E. Struys, Evy Woumans, Illy Hollebeke, H. Stengers

引用次数: 5

How much noise can you make through an interpreter? 通过翻译你能发出多少噪音？

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2020-11-17 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00042.bar

Magdalena Bartłomiejczyk

引用次数: 9

Eva N.S. Ng. Common law in an uncommon courtroom: Judicial interpreting in Hong Kong Eva N.S. Ng。普通法在不寻常的法庭:香港的司法解释

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2020-04-10 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00038.ste

Ludmila Stern

引用次数: 2

Pragmalinguistic challenges for trainee interpreters in achieving accuracy 实习口译员在语用语言学上的挑战

IF 1.9 1区文学

Interpreting Pub Date : 2020-04-10 DOI: 10.1075/intp.00035.liu

Xin Liu

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引用次数: 5