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Note-taking effort in video remote interpreting: effects of source speech difficulty and interpreter work experience

Kuang, Huolingxiao; Zheng, Binghan

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This paper reports on an investigation of the interactions between source speech difficulty, interpreters’ work experience and their note-taking behaviour in video remote interpreting. 20 professional interpreters and 29 student interpreters consecutively interpreted two easy segments and two difficult segments from English (L2) to Chinese (L1), with their eye and pen movements being registered by a Tobii eye-tracker and a Wacom digital pen. The results show that: (1) an increase of perceived interpreting difficulty led to a decrease in the overt visual attention and physical effort invested in note-taking, and a longer time to make note-taking decisions; (2) although the professionals and students reported a similar level of interpreting difficulty, the professionals devoted more overt visual attention and physical effort to completing the note-taking activity in interpreting than the students; and (3) the cognitive effort of note-taking was not affected by changes in source speech difficulty or interpreter work experience. These findings indicate that: (1) interpreting experience accumulation does not entail reductions in task-difficulty perception or the cognitive effort of note-taking but increases the amount of effort interpreters devote to note-taking; and (2) increased task difficulty affects time management during note-taking but not the cognitive effort of note-taking.

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Kuang, H., & Zheng, B. (2023). Note-taking effort in video remote interpreting: effects of source speech difficulty and interpreter work experience. Perspectives, 31(4), 724-744. https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676x.2022.2053730

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 10, 2022
Online Publication Date Mar 22, 2022
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date May 17, 2022
Publicly Available Date May 17, 2022
Journal Perspectives
Print ISSN 0907-676X
Electronic ISSN 1747-6623
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Issue 4
Pages 724-744
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676x.2022.2053730
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1207148

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