#4066. Material development for beginner student interpreters: how does text structure contribute to the difficulty of consecutive interpreting?

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Abstract:
Material development is important for training beginner student interpreters, as it guides the direction of interpreting learning. This study argued that text structure should be introduced as one of the major parameters for scaling material difficulty. Therefore, it set out to explore how the text structure of source materials contributes to the difficulty of consecutive interpreting for beginner student interpreters. Text structure is specified as causal relations and additive relations at the microstructure and macrostructure levels. Experiment data revealed that at the microstructure level, additive relations were more difficult to process than causal relations, while at the macrostructure level, causal relations were more difficult to process than additive relations. The results are expected to provide a reference for instructors in selecting and adapting materials for pedagogical purposes in the initial stages of consecutive interpreter training.
Keywords:
beginner student; consecutive interpreting; difficulty; interpreter training; Material development; text structure

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