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- Classroom materials; skill-building and practice; recordings (1)
- Expertise; deliberate practice; mindset; action research; graduation–certification gap (1)
- Interpreter education; interpreter education programs (IEPs); school-to-work gap; school-to-credential gap (1)
- Interpreter training; teaching pragmatic awareness; semi-authentic discourse samples (1)
- Interpreters; education; ongoing training; best practices; diagnostic skills analysis; performance management; professional development (1)
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Creating Your Own Interpreting Materials For Use In The Classroom, Fatima Cornwall
Creating Your Own Interpreting Materials For Use In The Classroom, Fatima Cornwall
International Journal of Interpreter Education
Currently, there are a few excellent manuals and books on the market for practicing the 3 modes of interpretation. However these materials are more appropriate for advanced spoken language students of court interpretation or practicing interpreters interested in polishing their skills. The speed of the recordings (105–165 words per minute) is very challenging for inexperienced but long-term prospective court interpreters. In this article, the author focuses on how to develop activities that require students to create their own scripts and recordings—that is, their own classroom materials—for use in an Introduction to Court Interpretation course. The author also reflects on the …
Dissertation Abstracts, Julie White Armstrong, Joe Mclaughlin, Rebecca Minor Dr., Jessica Bentley Sassaman, Bruce Sofinski, Linda K. Stauffer Dr., Mary Thumann, Julia Weisenberg
Dissertation Abstracts, Julie White Armstrong, Joe Mclaughlin, Rebecca Minor Dr., Jessica Bentley Sassaman, Bruce Sofinski, Linda K. Stauffer Dr., Mary Thumann, Julia Weisenberg
International Journal of Interpreter Education
No abstract provided.
Striving For An "A" Grade: A Case Study Of Performance Management Of Interpreters, Karen Bontempo, Bethel Hutchinson
Striving For An "A" Grade: A Case Study Of Performance Management Of Interpreters, Karen Bontempo, Bethel Hutchinson
International Journal of Interpreter Education
Research regarding the efficacy of an interpreted education for deaf students has suggested that the practice is fraught with challenges. This could be because interpreters provide merely the illusion of access in a mainstream setting (Winston, 2004), or it may be because many education systems are simply not interpreter ready (Patrie & Taylor, 2008), among other factors. A primary concern is often the proficiency and skill level of interpreters working in education settings. In this article, the authors report on a best-practices process of diagnostic skills analysis, performance management, and a tailored series of ongoing training opportunities undertaken by a …
Characteristics Of Effective Interpreter Education Programs In The United States, Lisa Godfrey
Characteristics Of Effective Interpreter Education Programs In The United States, Lisa Godfrey
International Journal of Interpreter Education
The goal of this study was to expand the limited research that currently exists in the field of interpreter education—specifically, as it relates to the readiness-to-credential gap, the consensus in the field that students graduate from interpreter education programs (IEPs) but are not ready to obtain the minimal interpreting credentials set forth by the field at both the state and national levels. To accomplish this goal, in this article the author identifies programs that have a low readiness-to-credential gap and analyzes the characteristics that are contributors to each program’s success so that improvements can be made in current IEPs. In …
Editorial: Education, Educating, Educational..., Jemina Napier
Editorial: Education, Educating, Educational..., Jemina Napier
International Journal of Interpreter Education
No abstract provided.
The Teaching Of Pragmatics As Interpreter Training, Annette Sachtleben, Heather Denny
The Teaching Of Pragmatics As Interpreter Training, Annette Sachtleben, Heather Denny
International Journal of Interpreter Education
Research undertaken in 2010 with an interpreting class at a New Zealand university showed that explicit teaching of pragmatic features of New Zealand English discourse helped develop the students’ awareness of the differences between the semantic meaning and the pragmatic purpose of an utterance.
In this research project, the authors intended to test whether explicit classroom instruction of pragmatic features and these features’ impact on meaning through the use of recorded discourse samples would be effective, considering that explicit language instruction to language learners has been researched and was found to assist success (Kasper & Roever, 2004). In the classroom, …
Developing Expertise Through A Deliberate Practice Project, Gertrude Schafer
Developing Expertise Through A Deliberate Practice Project, Gertrude Schafer
International Journal of Interpreter Education
Ericsson (2001) defines expertise as follows, “Expert performers can reliably reproduce their performance any time when required such as during competition and training” (p. 194). Merely practicing a skill repeatedly will not result in expert performance. However, “deliberate practice” can improve performance. Deliberate practice is defined as “…tasks that are initially outside of their current realm of reliable performance, yet can be mastered within hours of practice by concentrating on critical aspects and by gradually refining performance through repetitions after feedback” (Ericsson 2006, p. 692). Mindset effects deliberate practice. Dweck (2006) describes two types of mindset: fixed and growth. A …