Usefulness of Barik's error analysis theoretical model in simultaneous translation pedagogy

Abstract EN

Empirical data can be of benefit for translation instructors and students of translation.

This paper tries to bridge the gap between theory and practice in translation pedagogy.

It shows how an error analysis can be of benefit in teaching translation.

The research draws on Barik's error analysis theoretical model in analyzing errors in Simultaneous Interpreting (SI).

The paper analyses a corpus of Arabic SI by Al-Arabiya TV channel interpreter for one of President Obama's speeches.

The study argues that adopting Barik's model in assessing students work and making them aware of SI errors, in advance, can make students aware of the challenges in the market.

The paper finds that most of the errors committed in SI stem from “elaboration addition” made by the interpreter which could affect the production and flow of speech of interpreters.

The study discovers also that the second most committed errors come from “gross phrasing change” type which raises a red flag about trying to ponder the speech and not trying to keep up with the speaker.