The study of young interpreters: Methods, materials, and analytical challenges

This chapter describes the process of developing the script used in the simulated interaction task by young interpreters. It includes the script itself and describes the original utterances to be transmitted by the interpreters during each turn of talk. The chapter discusses the challenges posed by the embedded rude and discourteous remarks made by each of the 'interlocutors' during the interaction. It includes a description of the 25 youngsters who took part in this segment of the investigation as well as the eliciation procedures that were utilized in carrying out the simulated interaction. The chapter also presents a discussion of the analytical challenges that people faced in examining the quality of the performances produced by young interpreters as they carried out interpretations in the simulated interaction. It includes a description of the procedures used to analyze data as well as the specific issues with which were concerned.