TY - JOUR
T1 - The reading habits of professional signed and spoken language interpreters
AU - Nicodemus, Brenda
AU - Liu, Minhua
AU - McClure, Sandra
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partly supported by a grant from Hong Kong Baptist University to Minhua Liu (FRG1/16-17/057).
Publisher Copyright:
© John Benjamins Publishing Company.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Reading is a critical process for conscious learning and enhancing knowledge; however, little is known about reading in interpreters' professional lives. We used an online survey to collect information about the reading habits of signed language interpreters (n=1, 382) and spoken language interpreters (n=601) to examine overall patterns, as well as variations, between the groups. The interpreters responded to questions regarding (a) engagement with reading types, (b) hours spent reading, (c) motivations for reading, (d) factors that reduce engagement in reading, (e) reading in which interpreters should engage, (f) relevance of reading to professional practice, and (g) priority of research topics for reading. Similarities were found between the groups, with divergence in three areas - reading preparation materials, reading research studies, and the types of research studies the participants wish to read. The results provide insights into professional interpreters' engagement with reading and its application to their professional practice.
AB - Reading is a critical process for conscious learning and enhancing knowledge; however, little is known about reading in interpreters' professional lives. We used an online survey to collect information about the reading habits of signed language interpreters (n=1, 382) and spoken language interpreters (n=601) to examine overall patterns, as well as variations, between the groups. The interpreters responded to questions regarding (a) engagement with reading types, (b) hours spent reading, (c) motivations for reading, (d) factors that reduce engagement in reading, (e) reading in which interpreters should engage, (f) relevance of reading to professional practice, and (g) priority of research topics for reading. Similarities were found between the groups, with divergence in three areas - reading preparation materials, reading research studies, and the types of research studies the participants wish to read. The results provide insights into professional interpreters' engagement with reading and its application to their professional practice.
KW - interpreters
KW - professionals
KW - reading habits
KW - signed language
KW - spoken language
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85137974268&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1075/tis.20079.nic
DO - 10.1075/tis.20079.nic
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85137974268
SN - 1932-2798
VL - 17
SP - 287
EP - 312
JO - Translation and Interpreting Studies
JF - Translation and Interpreting Studies
IS - 2
ER -