Aptitude to Interpreting
Preliminary Results of a Testing Methodology Based on Paraphrase
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4344321 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mariachiara Russo (0000-0002-0904-2771, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy), Pippa Salvador (University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy), Salvador Pippa (University of Trieste) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 409-432 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Meta Journal des traducteurs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-0452 • E-ISSN: 1492-1421 |
| Publisher | Consortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.7202/009367ar |
| OpenAlex | W2160145610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article presents the first results of a longitudinal study involving a sample of 46 students of the SSLMIT of Trieste. The study aims at developing an aptitude test for candidates to Conference Interpreting courses at university level. The test is based on an exercise of simultaneous paraphrasing. The linguistic analysis of the performances at syntactic, semantic and pragmatic levels has shown statistically significant correlations between the test results, the marks of interpreting exams and the time spent by the students to complete their training in interpreting
Aptitude · Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Natural language processing · Paraphrase · Sample (material) · Test (biology) · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology · Text Readability and Simplification
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Screening Potential Interpreters
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |