Corpus-based terminological preparation for simultaneous interpreting

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6152479
AutoresRan Xu (0000-0002-1788-3175, China Foreign Affairs University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen20
Número1
Páginas33-62
Fecha de publicación2018-04-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInterpreting International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1384-6647 • E-ISSN: 1569-982X
EditorialJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/intp.00002.xu
OpenAlexW2801985479
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas13

This experimental study examines whether use of a corpus-based terminological preparation procedure, managed by a term extraction tool (Syllabs Tools) and a concordance tool (on the Sketch Engine platform), enables trainee interpreters (Chinese A, English B) to achieve greater accuracy in a simultaneous interpreting (SI) task on a specialised topic. Twenty-two interpreting students on a one-year MA course in the UK were divided into a test group (10 students) and a control group (12 students). Nine days before the experiment, which involved SI from the A into the B language as well as vice versa, both groups were given preparatory documentation in both languages. In addition, the test group received term lists automatically generated by the extraction tool and used the Sketch Engine concordance tool. The control group extracted terms manually and did not have the concordance tool. Terminological accuracy in SI was found to be significantly higher, with fewer omissions, even when terms occurred in rapid succession, in the test group. All students afterwards participated in focus group discussions, providing feedback on the effectiveness of their preparation and an estimate of the time they had dedicated to it. In addition, their recall of terms was tested two months later by completion of a 15-item quiz and was found to be significantly better in the test group

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