Non-native English at international conferences
Perspectives from Chinese–English conference interpreters in Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7302080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chia-Chien Chang (0000-0001-9543-268X, National Taiwan University), Michelle Min-Chia Wu (0000-0002-8177-1768) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-190 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interpreting International Journal of Research and Practice in Interpreting (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1384-6647 • E-ISSN: 1569-982X |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/intp.16.2.02cha |
| OpenAlex | W2011185522 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
With the spread of English as a lingua franca (ELF), interpreting researchers have started to explore its effects on interpreting quality and on the conference interpreting profession as a whole. This study is based on interviews with ten professional conference interpreters working with Chinese A and English B in Taiwan. We focus on their experiences of interpreting ELF speakers, with particular reference to their three most recent international conferences, exploring how the interpreters cope with the challenges involved and how they perceive the effects of ELF on their profession. Overall, a total of 25 conferences were included in the analysis, involving 235 ELF speakers. The results provide a comprehensive picture of how Chinese–English conference interpreters in Taiwan have risen to the challenge presented by the ELF phenomenon, after years of experience in dealing with the difficulties this often involves
English as a lingua franca · Interpreter · Lingua franca · Linguistics · Phenomenon · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Computer Science · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices
Introducing Interpreting Studies
Basic Concepts and Models for Interpreter and Translator Training
Rapid adaptation to foreign-accented English
Processing Time, Accent, and Comprehensibility in the Perception of Native and Foreign-Accented Speech
Conference Interpreting
Listening comprehension, shadowing and simultaneous interpretation of two ‘non-standard’ English speeches
Address form shifts in interpreted Q&A sessions
Comparing modes of communication
The impact of directionality on Chinese/English simultaneous interpreting
The Effect of Familiarity on the Comprehensibility of Nonnative Speech
Foreign Accent, Comprehensibility, and Intelligibility in the Speech of Second Language Learners
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |