A, B and C Decoded: Understanding Interpreters' Language Combinations in Terms of Language Proficiency

Autor/inn/en	Loiseau, Nathalie; Delgado Luchner, Carmen
Titel	A, B and C Decoded: Understanding Interpreters' Language Combinations in Terms of Language Proficiency
Quelle	In: Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 15 (2021) 4, S.468-489 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Delgado Luchner, Carmen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1750-399X
DOI	10.1080/1750399X.2021.1911193
Schlagwörter	Translation; Language Proficiency; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; Computer Assisted Testing; Language Processing; Conferences (Gatherings); Mastery Learning; Native Speakers; French; Second Languages; Undergraduate Students; Professional Personnel; Accuracy; Feedback (Response); Language Classification; Guidelines; Rating Scales; Foreign Countries; Test Format; Proverbs; Figurative Language; Language Styles; Scores; Switzerland (Geneva) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Sprachverarbeitung; Muttersprachler; Französisch; Second language; Zweitsprache; Personalbestand; Sprachtypologie; Richtlinien; Rating-Skala; Ausland; Testentwicklung; Sprichwort; Sprachstil
Abstract	To date, research into conference interpreting has not produced a definition of the concrete subskills associated with an A, B and C language in interpreters' combinations of working languages. Existing frameworks for performance assessment in foreign languages are not designed to cover the very advanced range of language mastery associated with an A or a B language in conference interpreting. To fill this gap and deepen our understanding of what characterises an A, B or C language, we reviewed the existing literature on language classification in interpreting and foreign language acquisition, and analysed frameworks for performance assessment in foreign languages as well as archives of feedback given to interpreting students regarding their respective languages. Based on this analysis, we developed a self-administered online test that allows applicants to assess whether their mastery of a language, in our case French, corresponds to the level normally expected for an A, a B or a C language. The test was calibrated with three different groups of subjects (native speakers of French, professional interpreters and interpreting students), showing a high level of accuracy in identifying the language classification of subjects in all samples. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01