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Mohammed, Hala Ghanim and Mustafa, Balsam (2023) Forced to go online : a case study of learning consecutive and simultaneous interpreting under Covid-19 in Iraq. International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research, 15 (1). pp. 176-199. doi:10.12807/ti.115201.2023.a09 ISSN 1836-9324.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.12807/ti.115201.2023.a09
Abstract
This paper explores the perspectives of Iraqi undergraduates studying consecutive and simultaneous interpreting (CI, SI) in the Department of Translation at Mustansiriyah University in Iraq following the sudden transition to the online environment due to Covid-19. The online mode of teaching and learning has never been adopted in Iraq before. This study, therefore, aims to investigate the challenges and opportunities that have emerged from this unprecedented experience of online learning. It does so by adopting a mixed-method approach combining an online survey and two online focus group sessions. We also conducted two online pilot experiments to test the feasibility of the Zoom app to teach CI and SI synchronously. The main findings of this study suggest that while a synchronous online learning environment would potentially contribute to enhancing interpreting skills, the online mode cannot totally replace actual classes in the Iraqi higher education context unless a rigorous infrastructure is first established.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Iraq, Computer-assisted instruction -- Iraq, Internet in education -- Iraq, Web-based instruction -- Iraq, Translating and interpreting -- Computer-assisted instruction -- Iraq, Educational technology -- Iraq | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research | ||||||
| Publisher: | School of Humanities and Communication Arts Western Sydney University | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1836-9324 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 28 January 2023 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 15 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 176-199 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.12807/ti.115201.2023.a09 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | First published in International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research under a https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2023 The Authors. | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 March 2023 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 March 2023 | ||||||
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