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  • Linguistics
  • Interpreter Training

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  • Executive functions (EFs) like updating, inhibition, and task switching (TS) are crucial for interpreting.
  • The distinct impact of training specific EF components on interpreting skills remains under-explored.
  • Interpreting is a cognitively demanding bilingual task relying on domain-general EFs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of targeted EF training on consecutive interpreting performance.
  • To assess the durability of these training effects over time.
  • To determine which EF component training yields the most significant improvements in interpreting.

Main Methods:

  • Sixty-four Chinese student interpreters were randomly assigned to EF training (updating, inhibition, TS) or a control group.
  • Training lasted five weeks with 15 sessions.
  • Interpreting performance and EF improvements were evaluated immediately post-training and after a three-month follow-up.

Main Results:

  • All training conditions successfully improved their respective targeted EF components.
  • Only inhibition training led to statistically significant improvements in consecutive interpreting performance.
  • These positive effects of inhibition training were observed both immediately and durably after three months.

Conclusions:

  • Inhibition training is a promising intervention for enhancing consecutive interpreting skills.
  • The findings highlight the critical role of inhibition in the complex demands of interpreting.
  • Future research should explore EF training protocols for interpreter development.