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Relative Contribution of Explicit Teaching of Segmentals vs. Prosody to the Quality of Consecutive Interpreting by Farsi-to-English Interpreting Trainees
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Yenkimaleki, Mahmood; van Heuven, Vincent J. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
This study investigates the effect of explicit teaching of segmentals vs. prosody on the quality of interpreting by Farsi-to-English interpreter trainees. Participants were native speakers of Farsi and BA students of English translation and interpreting in Iran, who were assigned to one of three groups. No differences in English language skills…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
The Effect of Prosody Instruction in Developing Listening Comprehension Skills by Interpreter Trainees: Does Methodology Matter?
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Yenkimaleki, Mahmood; van Heuven, Vincent J.; Moradimokhles, Hossein – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2023
In the present study, three groups of interpreter trainees were formed, two experimental groups, i.e., blended prosody instruction (BPI) and computer-assisted prosody training (CAPT), and one control group (CON). In this experiment the participants took part in a four-week teaching program for 16 sessions (60 minutes per session), i.e., 16 hours…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Computer Software, Pronunciation Instruction