Interpreting accuracy revisited : a refined approach to interpreting performance analysis

Gieshoff, Anne Catherine; Albl-Mikasa, Michaela

doi:10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25740

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Interpreting accuracy revisited : a refined approach to interpreting performance analysis
Authors:	Gieshoff, Anne Catherine Albl-Mikasa, Michaela
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296 10.21256/zhaw-25740
Published in:	Perspectives
Issue Date:	Jun-2022
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0907-676X 1747-6623
Language:	English
Subjects:	Interpreting; Propositional analysis; Performance assessment; Expertise; Accuracy
Subject (DDC):	418.02: Translating and interpreting
Abstract:	Interpreting accuracy is one of the most commonly used indicators of cognitive demands in experimental interpreting studies. One possibility to assess interpreting performance is to analyse interpreting accuracy based on meaning units. The methodological approaches used thus far, however, have some drawbacks: (a) they are limited to an assessment of sense consistency with no indication of the logical cohesion of the rendition, (b) they do not take into account the difference between unintended and strategic omissions or, more generally, the prioritization of source speech information as an interpreting strategy, and (c) they do not allow for the observation of fluctuations of cognitive load or effects of fatigue. In this article, we will present a refined approach to unit-based accuracy analysis that may contribute to solving the issues mentioned above. The new method will be illustrated by means of an example data set from a larger project consisting of the renditions of ten professional and ten student interpreters. It will also include relevant statistical analyses.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/25740
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement:	Applied Linguistics
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	Cognitive Load in Interpreting and Translation (CLINT)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik

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Gieshoff, A. C., & Albl-Mikasa, M. (2022). Interpreting accuracy revisited : a refined approach to interpreting performance analysis. Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296

Gieshoff, A.C. and Albl-Mikasa, M. (2022) ‘Interpreting accuracy revisited : a refined approach to interpreting performance analysis’, Perspectives [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296.

A. C. Gieshoff and M. Albl-Mikasa, “Interpreting accuracy revisited : a refined approach to interpreting performance analysis,” Perspectives, Jun. 2022, doi: 10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296.

GIESHOFF, Anne Catherine und Michaela ALBL-MIKASA, 2022. Interpreting accuracy revisited : a refined approach to interpreting performance analysis. Perspectives. Juni 2022. DOI 10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296

Gieshoff, Anne Catherine, and Michaela Albl-Mikasa. 2022. “Interpreting Accuracy Revisited : A Refined Approach to Interpreting Performance Analysis.” Perspectives, June. https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296.

Gieshoff, Anne Catherine, and Michaela Albl-Mikasa. “Interpreting Accuracy Revisited : A Refined Approach to Interpreting Performance Analysis.” Perspectives, June 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2022.2088296.