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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT INDICATORS AT DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTER
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REVISITING PREDICTIVE POWER ANALYSES OF UZBEKISTAN MOD FOREIGN LANGUAGE APTITUDE TEST IN TERMS OF INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING SUCCESS ...
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Interpreter training: Devising a model for aptitude testing for simultaneous interpreters
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In: Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus, Vol 61, Iss 0, Pp 127-149 (2021) (2021)
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The proper selection and training of simultaneous interpreting candidates would ensure that they meet all essential requirements and are fully prepared to face any professional assignment they might encounter. Aptitude tests for entrance to training courses may be a step on the path to improving interpreting quality and strengthening the professionalisation of the field. As a result, this study aimed to design a comprehensive, custom-made aptitude test for simultaneous interpreting relevant for the South African context. A further aim for this test was for it to be used in practice to differentiate between those students who have the ability to succeed as interpreters and those who do not, in order to ultimately improve the quality of the professional field of interpreting. This aim was accomplished through a qualitative research design. First, a review was conducted on the available literature on interpreter aptitude testing. Further analysis showed that only eight of these tests had been proven to reliably predict aptitude for interpreting. Second, online surveys and in-person, semi-structured interviews were utilised to gather the opinions of interpreter trainers and potential interpreting students. The trainers were asked, among other questions, which cognitive and personality traits they would wish to test for in prospective students. The students were also asked, among other questions, to rate on a Likert scale their confidence in successfully completing the different available aptitude tests. Through this data, it was found that there is a need for aptitude testing for the training of simultaneous interpreting students in South Africa, and that both trainers and students advocated for its use. Moreover, it was possible to determine the most effective aptitude tests from among those that are available and, furthermore, those that would be easy to administer and complete.
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African languages and literature; aptitude test; introductory course; language ability; P1-1091; Philology. Linguistics; PL8000-8844; screening students; training
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URL: https://doaj.org/article/74bbb69d7e8b493eb128ad85d687dab6
https://doi.org/10.5842/61-0-921
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An Investigation of the Link Between Nonverbal Aptitude and Academic Achievement
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In: FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2016)
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Is there a strong match between the construct of general proficiency in the minds of native speaker non-teachers and native speaker teachers? An exploratory study
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In: 93 (2013)
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The Effect of Armed Forces Qualification Test Score on Mental Health Outcome Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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In: DTIC (2012)
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Multiple Aptitude Normative Intelligence Testing that Distinguishes U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator Sensor Operators from Peers in the Civilian General Population and AC-130 Gunship Sensor Operators
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In: DTIC (2011)
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