Effects of executive functions on consecutive interpreting for Chinese-Japanese unbalanced bilinguals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous research on performance in interpreting has focused primarily on the influence of interpreting experience on executive functions, such as shifting, updating, and inhibition. However, limited research has explored the effects of executive functions on performance. Understanding how different executive functions affect interpreting performance can provide valuable insights for teaching methods. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the effects of executive functions on comprehension and output performance during bidirectional consecutive interpreting between Chinese and Japanese.

Methods

This study involved 48 Chinese advanced Japanese language learners. Self-assessment results indicated that all participants were unbalanced bilingual individuals.

SUBMITTER: Song Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10506074 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature