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Aptitude for interpreting / / edited by Franz Pöchhacker, Minhua Liu
| Aptitude for interpreting / / edited by Franz Pöchhacker, Minhua Liu |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; : , : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina | 418/.020711 |
| Collana | Benjamins Current Topics |
| Soggetto topico | Translating and interpreting - Study and teaching |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-272-6954-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Aptitude for Interpreting; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Aptitude for interpreting; References; Aptitude testing over the years; 1. Introduction; 2. What to look for in an interpreting candidate; 2.1 Ideal interpreter profiles: A consistent view over a 40-year span; 2.2 Other contributions to the debate; 3. How to measure interpreter candidates' skills?; 3.1 Types of tests; 3.1.1 Early aptitude test batteries; 3.1.2 More recent test battery descriptions; 4. Test validity and reliability; 4.1 Proposals for aptitude test designs; 4.2 Predictive aptitude tests
5. Conclusions References; Learning styles, motivation and cognitive flexibility in interpreter training; Introduction; Psychological traits: Learning styles, motivation and cognitive flexibility; Learning styles; Motivation; Cognitive flexibility; Methodology of aptitude and admission research; Lessius study programmes and student groups description; Analysis 1: Self-selection; Method; Results; Analysis 2: Prediction of successful completion of interpreter training; Method; Results; Discussion; References; A story of attitudes and aptitudes?; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature 2.1 ID variables in second language acquisition 2.2 ID variables in translation and interpreting studies; 3. ID variables examined in this study; 3.1 Linguistic self-confidence; 3.2 Motivation; 3.3 Language anxiety; 4. Experiment; 4.1 Participants; 4.2 Method; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 ID variables; 4.3.2 The interpreting performance; 4.3.3 Relating interpreting performance to ID variables; 5. Conclusions and perspectives; References; Appendix 1: SPCC questionnaire; Appendix 2: Questionnaire based on AMTB; Cognitive and motivational contributors to aptitude; Introduction; Method; Participants Materials Procedure; Results; Type: Signed language (SL) and spoken language (SP) group comparisons; Level: Entry-level (EL) and advanced-level (AL) group comparisons; Discussion; Limitations and future research; References; Evaluating emotional stability as a predictor of interpreter competence and aptitude for interpreting; Introduction; Literature review; Personality and job performance; Research on personality and interpreters; Self-efficacy, goal orientation and negative affectivity; Research hypotheses; Methodology; Participants; The instrument; Procedure; Results Discussion and conclusions Implications for interpreter education; References; Domain-general cognitive abilities and simultaneous interpreting skill; Introduction; Method; Participants; Rating; Measurements; Cognitive Ability Measurements; Emotion-Cognition Interaction Measurements; Procedure; Results and discussion; Univariate analyses; Multivariate analyses; Discussion; General discussion and future directions; References; Testing aptitude for interpreting; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 2.1 Participants; 2.2 Scoring; 2.3 Outcome measures; 2.4 Statistical analysis; 3. Results 3.1 Scores on all variables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460239903321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; : , : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aptitude for interpreting / / edited by Franz Pöchhacker, Minhua Liu
| Aptitude for interpreting / / edited by Franz Pöchhacker, Minhua Liu |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; : , : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina | 418/.020711 |
| Collana | Benjamins Current Topics |
| Soggetto topico | Translating and interpreting - Study and teaching |
| ISBN | 90-272-6954-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Aptitude for Interpreting; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Aptitude for interpreting; References; Aptitude testing over the years; 1. Introduction; 2. What to look for in an interpreting candidate; 2.1 Ideal interpreter profiles: A consistent view over a 40-year span; 2.2 Other contributions to the debate; 3. How to measure interpreter candidates' skills?; 3.1 Types of tests; 3.1.1 Early aptitude test batteries; 3.1.2 More recent test battery descriptions; 4. Test validity and reliability; 4.1 Proposals for aptitude test designs; 4.2 Predictive aptitude tests
5. Conclusions References; Learning styles, motivation and cognitive flexibility in interpreter training; Introduction; Psychological traits: Learning styles, motivation and cognitive flexibility; Learning styles; Motivation; Cognitive flexibility; Methodology of aptitude and admission research; Lessius study programmes and student groups description; Analysis 1: Self-selection; Method; Results; Analysis 2: Prediction of successful completion of interpreter training; Method; Results; Discussion; References; A story of attitudes and aptitudes?; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature 2.1 ID variables in second language acquisition 2.2 ID variables in translation and interpreting studies; 3. ID variables examined in this study; 3.1 Linguistic self-confidence; 3.2 Motivation; 3.3 Language anxiety; 4. Experiment; 4.1 Participants; 4.2 Method; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 ID variables; 4.3.2 The interpreting performance; 4.3.3 Relating interpreting performance to ID variables; 5. Conclusions and perspectives; References; Appendix 1: SPCC questionnaire; Appendix 2: Questionnaire based on AMTB; Cognitive and motivational contributors to aptitude; Introduction; Method; Participants Materials Procedure; Results; Type: Signed language (SL) and spoken language (SP) group comparisons; Level: Entry-level (EL) and advanced-level (AL) group comparisons; Discussion; Limitations and future research; References; Evaluating emotional stability as a predictor of interpreter competence and aptitude for interpreting; Introduction; Literature review; Personality and job performance; Research on personality and interpreters; Self-efficacy, goal orientation and negative affectivity; Research hypotheses; Methodology; Participants; The instrument; Procedure; Results Discussion and conclusions Implications for interpreter education; References; Domain-general cognitive abilities and simultaneous interpreting skill; Introduction; Method; Participants; Rating; Measurements; Cognitive Ability Measurements; Emotion-Cognition Interaction Measurements; Procedure; Results and discussion; Univariate analyses; Multivariate analyses; Discussion; General discussion and future directions; References; Testing aptitude for interpreting; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 2.1 Participants; 2.2 Scoring; 2.3 Outcome measures; 2.4 Statistical analysis; 3. Results 3.1 Scores on all variables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787027603321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; : , : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Aptitude for interpreting / / edited by Franz Pöchhacker, Minhua Liu
| Aptitude for interpreting / / edited by Franz Pöchhacker, Minhua Liu |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, Netherlands ; : , : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (189 p.) |
| Disciplina | 418/.020711 |
| Collana | Benjamins Current Topics |
| Soggetto topico | Translating and interpreting - Study and teaching |
| ISBN | 90-272-6954-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Aptitude for Interpreting; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Aptitude for interpreting; References; Aptitude testing over the years; 1. Introduction; 2. What to look for in an interpreting candidate; 2.1 Ideal interpreter profiles: A consistent view over a 40-year span; 2.2 Other contributions to the debate; 3. How to measure interpreter candidates' skills?; 3.1 Types of tests; 3.1.1 Early aptitude test batteries; 3.1.2 More recent test battery descriptions; 4. Test validity and reliability; 4.1 Proposals for aptitude test designs; 4.2 Predictive aptitude tests
5. Conclusions References; Learning styles, motivation and cognitive flexibility in interpreter training; Introduction; Psychological traits: Learning styles, motivation and cognitive flexibility; Learning styles; Motivation; Cognitive flexibility; Methodology of aptitude and admission research; Lessius study programmes and student groups description; Analysis 1: Self-selection; Method; Results; Analysis 2: Prediction of successful completion of interpreter training; Method; Results; Discussion; References; A story of attitudes and aptitudes?; 1. Introduction; 2. Literature 2.1 ID variables in second language acquisition 2.2 ID variables in translation and interpreting studies; 3. ID variables examined in this study; 3.1 Linguistic self-confidence; 3.2 Motivation; 3.3 Language anxiety; 4. Experiment; 4.1 Participants; 4.2 Method; 4.3 Results; 4.3.1 ID variables; 4.3.2 The interpreting performance; 4.3.3 Relating interpreting performance to ID variables; 5. Conclusions and perspectives; References; Appendix 1: SPCC questionnaire; Appendix 2: Questionnaire based on AMTB; Cognitive and motivational contributors to aptitude; Introduction; Method; Participants Materials Procedure; Results; Type: Signed language (SL) and spoken language (SP) group comparisons; Level: Entry-level (EL) and advanced-level (AL) group comparisons; Discussion; Limitations and future research; References; Evaluating emotional stability as a predictor of interpreter competence and aptitude for interpreting; Introduction; Literature review; Personality and job performance; Research on personality and interpreters; Self-efficacy, goal orientation and negative affectivity; Research hypotheses; Methodology; Participants; The instrument; Procedure; Results Discussion and conclusions Implications for interpreter education; References; Domain-general cognitive abilities and simultaneous interpreting skill; Introduction; Method; Participants; Rating; Measurements; Cognitive Ability Measurements; Emotion-Cognition Interaction Measurements; Procedure; Results and discussion; Univariate analyses; Multivariate analyses; Discussion; General discussion and future directions; References; Testing aptitude for interpreting; 1. Introduction; 2. Methods; 2.1 Participants; 2.2 Scoring; 2.3 Outcome measures; 2.4 Statistical analysis; 3. Results 3.1 Scores on all variables |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828458803321 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands ; : , : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A companion to translation studies / / edited by Sandra Bermann and Catherine Porter
| A companion to translation studies / / edited by Sandra Bermann and Catherine Porter |
| Edizione | [First Edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (656 pages) |
| Disciplina | 418/.020711 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BermannSandra <1947->
PorterCatherine <1941-> |
| Collana | Blackwell companions to literature and culture |
| Soggetto topico |
Translating and interpreting - Study and teaching (Higher)
Translating and interpreting - Vocational guidance |
| ISBN |
1-118-61615-4
9781118613504 1-118-61344-9 1-118-61350-3 1-118-61346-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; From Translation to Translation Studies; Translation Studies Today; Organization of the Companion; Current Trends and New Directions; References and Further Reading; Part I: Approaches to Translation; Histories and Theories; 1: The Changing Landscape of Translation and Interpreting Studies; Representation; Minority-Majority Relations; Globalization, the Global Economy, and Global Resistance; Future Directions; References and Further Reading
2: Philosophical/Theoretical Approaches to TranslationTranslation and the Transfer of Mental Content; Anthropological and Philosophical Challenges; Transformative Possibilities of Translation on the Target Language; Translation as a Window onto a Foreign World; Translation as Re-creation; The Same Message in a Different Code; Translation as the Afterlife of the Original; The Ethics of Translation; The Indeterminacy of Translation; After After Babel; References and Further Reading; 3: Philosophy in Translation; Vernaculars; Philosophy and Ordinary Language Enthralled: Translation and Language AnxietyUntranslatability; References and Further Reading; 4: Variations on Translation; References and Further Reading; Methodologies; 5: Text Analysis and Translation; Introduction; Language, Linguistics, and Translation; Contrastive Stylistics and the Metalanguage of Translation; Equivalence of Meaning; Functional Parameters; "Discourse Analysis" and Translation; Translation Universals; References and Further Reading; 6: The Sociology of Translation: A New Research Domain; Introduction; Translation as a Profession Translation as a Cultural Practice: Interactionism vs. Field TheoryCenter and Periphery: Asymmetrical Flows of Translation; The Social Functions of Translation: Political, Economic, and Literary Fields; The Social Conditions of the International Circulation of Ideas; Epistemology of the Human and Social Sciences; Conclusion; References and Further Reading; 7: Style in, and of, Translation; Style, Meaning, and Translation; Translations and Translators as Stylistic Domains; Methodological Implications; References and Further Reading; 8: Translation as Higher-Order Text Processing; Introduction MT Today |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910138964303321 |
| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Teaching dialogue interpreting : research-based proposals for higher education / / edited by Letizia Cirillo and Natacha Niemants
| Teaching dialogue interpreting : research-based proposals for higher education / / edited by Letizia Cirillo and Natacha Niemants |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (394 pages) |
| Disciplina | 418/.020711 |
| Collana | Benjamins Translation Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Translating and interpreting - Study and teaching (Higher) - Research
Dialogue Social interaction |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480597103321 |
| Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Teaching dialogue interpreting : research-based proposals for higher education / / edited by Letizia Cirillo and Natacha Niemants
| Teaching dialogue interpreting : research-based proposals for higher education / / edited by Letizia Cirillo and Natacha Niemants |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (394 pages) |
| Disciplina | 418/.020711 |
| Collana | Benjamins Translation Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Translating and interpreting - Study and teaching (Higher) - Research
Dialogue Social interaction |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796658603321 |
| Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Teaching dialogue interpreting : research-based proposals for higher education / / edited by Letizia Cirillo and Natacha Niemants
| Teaching dialogue interpreting : research-based proposals for higher education / / edited by Letizia Cirillo and Natacha Niemants |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (394 pages) |
| Disciplina | 418/.020711 |
| Collana | Benjamins Translation Library |
| Soggetto topico |
Translating and interpreting - Study and teaching (Higher) - Research
Dialogue Social interaction |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824060003321 |
| Amsterdam, [Netherlands] ; ; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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