口译学员认知控制能力对口译水平的影响研究  

The Impact of Cognitive Control on the Interpreting Proficiency of Trainee Interpreters

作　　者：胡敏霞[1] 宋婷婷 

机构地区：[1]四川大学外国语学院,四川 成都

出　　处：《现代语言学》2020年第5期647-658,共12页Modern Linguistics

摘　　要：口译是高度依赖认知控制的双语活动,但前期鲜有实证证据说明认知控制能力对口译水平的影响。本研究基于61名口译专业硕士(MTI)学生译员在Simon和Modified Anti-Saccade两项任务上的认知表现,建立逐步回归模型考察认知控制对口译水平的预测力。结果显示:由四项监控和抑制能力指标构成的最优模型能够显著预测学生译员口译水平。具体来看:1) 难度高的任务在模型中具有更强解释力,且复杂任务的整体加工反应时和准确率与口译水平也显著相关,说明复杂任务在测试口译员的认知控制时更具生态效度;2) 之前被忽视的准确率指标在模型中占有绝对比重,说明认知控制的准确率对口译水平产生重要影响;3) 模型中抑制能力指标比重最高,说明预测口译水平变化的主要是抑制功能。本研究结论为说明抑制控制在口译中的作用提供了重要证据。Interpreting is an extreme bilingual activity highly dependent on cognitive control. However, few empirical investigations have explored the influence of cognitive control on interpreting proficiency. Based on the cognitive performance of 61 master-level trainee interpreters on the Simon and modified anti-saccade tasks, stepwise regression modeling was used to test whether and how much cognitive control can predict interpreting proficiency. The results revealed that an optimal model that consisted of four monitoring and inhibition measures significantly predicted the interpreting proficiency of trainee interpreters. Specifically, 1) the more difficult task showed larger effect size in the model, and its global response time and accuracy also significantly correlated with interpreting proficiency, indicating more ecological validity in testing interpreters' cognitive control by more complex tasks. 2) The previously overlooked accuracy measures constituted a significant proportion in the model, giving evidence to the instrumental role of cognitive accuracy in predicting interpreting proficiency. 3) Inhibition was found to be the main predictor function of interpreting proficiency in the model. The findings of the present study lend important evidence to the role of inhibitory control in interpreting.

关 键 词：口译学员 认知控制 口译水平 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]