Adaptive control in interpreters
Assessing the impact of training and experience on working memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21697397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soudabeh Nour (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, corresponding author), Esli Struys (0000-0001-8093-3422, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Hélène Stengers (0000-0001-9999-492X, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 772-779 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1366728920000127 |
| OpenAlex | W3007568559 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 34 |
The adaptive control hypothesis predicts adaptation of control mechanisms as a response to intensive language use in bilinguals. The present study aims to investigate this hypothesis in two memory experiments with professional and student interpreters. In experiment 1, we compared a group of interpreting students to translation students using a reading span task to test working memory (WM) and a digit span task to test short-term memory (STM). In experiment 2, we added a group of professional interpreters and compared them with the participants in experiment 1. Training-related improvement was found for WM but not for STM, with no differences between both student groups. Professional interpreters with over 20 years of interpreting experience showed better performance than translation students but not than interpreting students both on WM and STM. The results are discussed in light of the framework of interpreting as a type of extreme bilingualism
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Interpreter · Linguistics · Memory span · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Short-term memory · Working memory · Working memory training · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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Interpreting
The influence of early-stage interpreting training on working memory of student interpreters
Interpreting experience and working memory effects on L1 and L2 morphological prediction
Language switching and domain-general control in interpreters
The effects of interpreting training on executive functions
Habitual code-switching between English and Cantonese
Memory and language skills in simultaneous interpreters
Working Memory
Individual differences in working memory and reading
Language control in bilinguals
Working memory span tasks
Delaying the onset of Alzheimer disease
The Language Experience and Proficiency Questionnaire (Leap-Q)
Verbal Memory During Simultaneous Interpretation
In search of the working memory advantage in conference interpreting – Training, experience and task effects
Effect of language proficiency and degree of formal training in simultaneous interpreting on working memory and interpreting performance
Working memory in simultaneous interpreters
Working memory performance in expert and novice interpreters
Meta-analyses of simultaneous interpreting and working memory
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |