A survey of Chinese interpreting studies: who influences who …and why?

Xu, Zhen; Pekelis, Leonid B

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“…For the university teachers, academic achievements as the main reference to professional title assessment are an indispensible part of their career development. Therefore, the faculties' devotion to research has always been a concerned issue of the teachers (Ziyun & Leonid, 2015).When answering the question about their degree of engagement in academic research, 85.22% of the responses were that they were sometimes or often involved in academic work. Conversely only 5% of the respondents rarely or never conducted such work (table 11).…”

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Current State and Difficulties in Chinese MTI Teachers’ Professional Development

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Bukhari²,

Qi³

2023

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Teacher development plays a pivotal role in the program of Master of Translation and Interpretation (MTI) but there was inadequate research on their current state and needs in China. This research aimed to investigate their current state in teaching, academic research and translation practice and present a detailed description of their age, professional title and academic qualifications. A mixed methodology design was adopted to ensure reliability and validity of data by means of triangulation. The sample in this study was 514 teachers from 32 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China. They were surveyed via quantitative questionnaires and online interviews. The findings were as follows.1：Despite reasonable age structure, around 50% of them had less than three years’ teaching practice in MTI. 2: There was an increase in the figure for MTI teachers with doctoral degree but they felt it difficult to offer learners professional guidance. 3: A large percentage of MTI teachers were in a comparatively slow stream of promotion in the title of professional post. 4: The percentage of the academic achievements associated with translation in all the research projects and papers was small. 5: A majority of these university teachers worked as part-time translators. 6: About half of them were not very content with the effectiveness in their staff training program. Therefore, it is recommended that more chances be offered for the MTI teachers to conduct translation practice in the professional sector and more researches be needed to meticulously understand their requirement in terms of career development with a view to bridging the gap between the resources in the teacher training and their actual needs.

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Section: Academic Research In Mti Teachersmentioning

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Current State and Difficulties in Chinese MTI Teachers’ Professional Development

Wang

Bukhari²,

Qi³

2023

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“…Academic Research in MTI TeachersFor the university teachers, academic achievements as the main reference to professional title assessment are an indispensible part of their career development. Therefore, the faculties' devotion to research has always been a concerned issue of the teachers[48]. When the participants were answering the question about their degree of engagement in academic research, 85.21% of the responses were that they were sometimes or often involved in academic work.…”

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Current Situation and Difficulties in Chinese MTI Teachers’ Sustainable Professional Development

Wang¹,

Bukhari²

2022

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Sustainable teacher development is the key to the success in the program of Master of Translation and Interpretation (MTI) but there was limited research on their current situation and needs in China. In this study 514 teachers from 32 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across China were investigated by means of quantitative questionnaires and online interviews concerning their current situation of career development and this research presented a comprehensive description of their age, academic qualifications and professional title. Also this study expounded the current situation and difficulties in academic research, teaching, translation practice and staff training. The findings were as follows. 1：In spite of reasonable age structure, approximately 50% of them had less than three years’ teaching experience in MTI. 2: There was a rise in the number of MTI teachers with doctoral degree but they found it hard to offer students professional guidance. 3: A large proportion of MTI teachers were in a slow stream of promotion in the title of professional post. 4: The proportion of the academic achievements related to translation in all the research projects and papers was small. 5: A majority of them worked as part-time translators. 6: About half of the teachers were not very satisfied with the effectiveness in their staff training program. Therefore it is suggested that more opportunities be provided for the MTI teachers to conduct translation practice in the professional sector and more researches be needed to thoroughly understand their requirement in terms of career development with a view to bridging the gap between content in the teacher training and their actual needs.

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The ever-changing face of Chinese Interpreting Studies

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As the discipline of Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) has continued to expand rapidly over the past twenty years, scientometric research has been applied increasingly often to analyse its trends and patterns. Drawing inspiration from Social Network Analysis (SNA), this study aims to quantify academic research impact and identify patterns of influence at an institutional level in Chinese Interpreting Studies (CIS), by seeking answers to the following questions: Which are the most influential publications? Which institutions carry the most weight? How have their respective levels of influence evolved over time? By analysing a near-exhaustive corpus of 59,303 citations from CIS literature, the study reveals that the majority of influential publications are monographs and theoretical in nature, though many Chinese textbooks on interpreting are also highly influential. It also finds that an institution’s ranking in research productivity does not necessarily translate into high academic influence.

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A survey of Chinese interpreting studies: who influences who …and why?

Cited by 6 publications

References 44 publications

Current State and Difficulties in Chinese MTI Teachers’ Professional Development

Current State and Difficulties in Chinese MTI Teachers’ Professional Development

Current Situation and Difficulties in Chinese MTI Teachers’ Sustainable Professional Development

The ever-changing face of Chinese Interpreting Studies

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