The Interplay Between Foreign Language Anxiety, Willingness to Communicate and Other Learner Factors in Tertiary Interpreting Classrooms

Jackie Xiu Yan; Jun Pan; Honghua Wang

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-6958-1_8

The Interplay Between Foreign Language Anxiety, Willingness to Communicate and Other Learner Factors in Tertiary Interpreting Classrooms

Jackie Xiu Yan^*, Jun Pan, Honghua Wang

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Abstract

Interpreting is an act of oral communication. Factors such as confidence and ability in oral communication are therefore held as important in the selection and cultivation of potential interpreters. However, there has so far been little research supporting the link. This study thus aims to fill the gap by investigating the effect of foreign language anxiety, willingness to communicate (WTC) and other learner factors in a tertiary translation and interpreting programme. Participants of the study included 83 undergraduate students at a university in Hong Kong. A questionnaire was applied, which was developed based on existing measurements of the variables under investigation. The study identified significant correlations between foreign language anxiety and students’ interpretation learning outcomes, foreign language anxiety and WTC. Both foreign language anxiety and WTC were found to significantly correlate with many other factors concerning the learning of interpreting. The study provides important pedagogical insights to tertiary interpreting education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research on Translator and Interpreter Training
Subtitle of host publication	A Collective Volume of Bibliometric Reviews and Empirical Studies on Learners
Editors	Jackie Xiu Yan, Jun Pan, Honghua Wang
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Pages	147-167
Number of pages	21
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811069581
ISBN (Print)	9789811069574, 9789811349737
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6958-1_8
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2017

Publication series

Name	New Frontiers in Translation Studies
ISSN (Print)	2197-8689
ISSN (Electronic)	2197-8697

Scopus Subject Areas

Linguistics and Language
Education
Language and Linguistics
Communication

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Foreign language anxiety
Interpreter training
Learner factors
Tertiary interpreting programmes
Willingness to communicate

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Yan, J. X., Pan, J., & Wang, H. (2017). The Interplay Between Foreign Language Anxiety, Willingness to Communicate and Other Learner Factors in Tertiary Interpreting Classrooms. In J. X. Yan, J. Pan, & H. Wang (Eds.), Research on Translator and Interpreter Training: A Collective Volume of Bibliometric Reviews and Empirical Studies on Learners (1st ed., pp. 147-167). (New Frontiers in Translation Studies). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6958-1_8

Yan, Jackie Xiu ; Pan, Jun ; Wang, Honghua. / The Interplay Between Foreign Language Anxiety, Willingness to Communicate and Other Learner Factors in Tertiary Interpreting Classrooms. Research on Translator and Interpreter Training: A Collective Volume of Bibliometric Reviews and Empirical Studies on Learners. editor / Jackie Xiu Yan ; Jun Pan ; Honghua Wang. 1st. ed. Springer Singapore, 2017. pp. 147-167 (New Frontiers in Translation Studies).

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Yan, JX, Pan, J & Wang, H 2017, The Interplay Between Foreign Language Anxiety, Willingness to Communicate and Other Learner Factors in Tertiary Interpreting Classrooms. in JX Yan, J Pan & H Wang (eds), Research on Translator and Interpreter Training: A Collective Volume of Bibliometric Reviews and Empirical Studies on Learners. 1st edn, New Frontiers in Translation Studies, Springer Singapore, pp. 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6958-1_8

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