Publication Title
Are interpreters better respeakers?
Publication Type
Journal article
Journal
The Interpreter and Translator Trainer
Year of publication
2019
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
207-226
Language(s)
English
Modalities
Abstract
In this study, we examined whether interpreters and interpreting trainees are better predisposed to respeaking than people with no interpreting skills. We tested 57 participants (22 interpreters, 23 translators and 12 controls) while respeaking 5-minute videos with two parameters: speech rate (fast/slow) and number of speakers (one/many). Having measured the quality of the respeaking performance using two independent methods: the NER model and rating, we found that interpreters consistently achieved higher scores than the other two groups. The findings are discussed in the context of transfer of skills, expert performance and respeaking training.