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The hidden curriculum revealed in study trip reflective essays

  • Andrew K.F. Cheung
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The Evolving Curriculum in Interpreter and Translator Education
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Abstract

This study reports the findings from students’ reflective essays on the hidden curriculum of Chinese/English interpreting training. Grounded theory was used to conduct thematic analysis of 22 reflective essays on the hidden curriculum by trainee interpreters who took study trips to international organizations, where they practiced simultaneous interpreting (SI) in muted interpreting booths and socialized with staff and professional interpreters. Two overarching concepts, the quality of SI and China’s status as the only member state that uses Chinese, were identified, as were four core themes: (1) a lack of interest in the Chinese rendition; (2) English rules; (3) form over substance; and 4) the homogeneity of the members of the Chinese interpreting booth.

Abstract

This study reports the findings from students’ reflective essays on the hidden curriculum of Chinese/English interpreting training. Grounded theory was used to conduct thematic analysis of 22 reflective essays on the hidden curriculum by trainee interpreters who took study trips to international organizations, where they practiced simultaneous interpreting (SI) in muted interpreting booths and socialized with staff and professional interpreters. Two overarching concepts, the quality of SI and China’s status as the only member state that uses Chinese, were identified, as were four core themes: (1) a lack of interest in the Chinese rendition; (2) English rules; (3) form over substance; and 4) the homogeneity of the members of the Chinese interpreting booth.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. The evolving curriculum in interpreter and translator education 1
  4. Part I. Conceptualizations of curricula
  5. Translation and the internationalization of higher education in the anglophone West 25
  6. “TI literacy” for general undergraduate education 53
  7. European Masters in Translation 75
  8. Doctoral training in Translation Studies 99
  9. Part II. Innovation and reform
  10. Undergraduate and graduate level interpreter education 119
  11. Structure and process 141
  12. Innovations in online interpreter education 161
  13. Bridging the gap between curricula and industry 185
  14. Part III. Technology
  15. A singular(ity) preoccupation 205
  16. The proper place of localization in translation curricula 229
  17. Technology literacy for the interpreter 259
  18. Part IV. The course and the curriculum
  19. A relevancy approach to cultural competence in translation curricula 271
  20. Knowing what and knowing how 301
  21. Teaching translation in a multilingual practice class 319
  22. Part V. Stakeholder networks
  23. The contribution of institutional recruiters to interpreter training 343
  24. Institutional cooperation in the area of training – a two-way collaboration 369
  25. The role of the European Commission’s Virtual Class Program in university curricula 379
  26. The hidden curriculum revealed in study trip reflective essays 393
  27. Notes on contributors 409
  28. Name index 417
  29. Subject index 423
https://doi.org/10.1075/ata.xix.19che

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. The evolving curriculum in interpreter and translator education 1
  4. Part I. Conceptualizations of curricula
  5. Translation and the internationalization of higher education in the anglophone West 25
  6. “TI literacy” for general undergraduate education 53
  7. European Masters in Translation 75
  8. Doctoral training in Translation Studies 99
  9. Part II. Innovation and reform
  10. Undergraduate and graduate level interpreter education 119
  11. Structure and process 141
  12. Innovations in online interpreter education 161
  13. Bridging the gap between curricula and industry 185
  14. Part III. Technology
  15. A singular(ity) preoccupation 205
  16. The proper place of localization in translation curricula 229
  17. Technology literacy for the interpreter 259
  18. Part IV. The course and the curriculum
  19. A relevancy approach to cultural competence in translation curricula 271
  20. Knowing what and knowing how 301
  21. Teaching translation in a multilingual practice class 319
  22. Part V. Stakeholder networks
  23. The contribution of institutional recruiters to interpreter training 343
  24. Institutional cooperation in the area of training – a two-way collaboration 369
  25. The role of the European Commission’s Virtual Class Program in university curricula 379
  26. The hidden curriculum revealed in study trip reflective essays 393
  27. Notes on contributors 409
  28. Name index 417
  29. Subject index 423
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