Kazakhstani Simultaneous Interpreters’ Perceptions Concerning Interpretation Techniques and Tools

Authors

  • Leila Mirzoyeva

    Language Education Department, SDU University, Almaty, Kaskelen 040000, Kazakhstan
  • Auyel Yerzhan

    Foreign Philology and Translation Studies Department, Kazakh National University Named after Al-Farabi, Almaty 050057, Kazakhstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i6.7140
Received: 27 August 2024 | Revised: 23 September 2024 | Accepted: 26 September 2024 | Published Online: 27 November 2024

Abstract

This study examines the key issues of simultaneous interpretation from the practitioners’ viewpoint. It is framed within the context of interpreters’ competences and the main tools and strategies like probability forecasting, segmentation, simultaneous interpreters deal with under Kazakhstani multilingual conditions. To analyze those issues, the authors used such data collection tools as semi-structured interviews with the practitioners as well as interpreters’ introspection which unveil some techniques used by interpreters consciously and unconsciously. The validity and reliability of the research were verified by ANOVA. Consequently, the main research objective is to show the interpreters’ opinion concerning the main issues of simultaneous interpretation process, so it will be valuable for both in-service and pre-service interpreters as they conduct the introspective analysis of the working process and results; also, it reveals some problems interpreters face to while doing their work. Such phenomena as probability forecasting, compression technique, segmentation of the source texts and others related to simultaneous interpretation are observed by practitioners who demonstrate both their attitude and necessity of their academic upgrading. Also, one of the main findings of our study is related to the interpreters’ reflection concerning such tool of their work as auditory speech recognition.

Keywords:

Simultaneous Interpretation; Text Segmentation; Sentence Model in Interpretation; Probability Forecasting; Compression; Auditory Recognition

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Mirzoyeva, L., & Auyel Yerzhan. (2024). Kazakhstani Simultaneous Interpreters’ Perceptions Concerning Interpretation Techniques and Tools. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 6(6), 54–64. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i6.7140

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