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¥3,740,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
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| Research Abstract |
The objective of this research is to ascertain the ability needed for simultaneous interpreters as professionals; necessary factors far acquiring such skills by researching undergraduate- and graduate-level students at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
First of all, in the chapter on "Listening Skills Necessary for Simultaneous Interpreting," assessment of difference was conducted between experienced students and inexperienced students of simultaneous interpreter training concerning performances between shadowing and simultaneous interpreting, based on a speech delivered at an international organization. In addition, English listening test was conducted for both groups. As a result, it was found that listening and shadowing skills are necessary factors as interpreting skills, and in simultaneous interpreting, the capacity of correctly listening to key words has important influence on the ability to grasp the overall meaning.
Second of all, in the chapter on "Survey on Vocabulary Size
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for Learners of Interpreting and Proposal for Improvement," test of vocabulary size was conducted, and divergence between interpreting learners and interpreters' vocabulary size was examined. Consequently, it was suggested that vocabulary size needs to be expanded revolving especially around productive vocabularies at the 10,000-word level. Additionally, based on this finding, workshop on vocabulary building was conducted to ascertain effective measures for expanding vocabulary size. It was found that negotiation of meaning and quick response are effective learning measures.
Lastly, in the chapter on "Examination of Delivery Skills in Learning Simultaneous Interpreting," impact of delivery skills based on length of experience in training and correlation between quality of interpreting and delivery skills were examined. As a result, it was suggested that lack of delivery skills has an adverse effect on understanding contents, although grammar and logical cohesions are found to be most important skills in simultaneous interpreting. Less
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