Abstract
Kyoto University of Foreign Studies is planning to conduct language proficiency measurement tests (aptitude tests) in the fields of medical and infectious diseases, school and education, administration (disaster), and administration (tax) to have students certified according to the ISO 13611:2024 Interpreting – Requirements and guidelines for community interpreters.
The main objectives of this initiative are:
1. To identify the language proficiency requirements for community interpreters in the education, medical, administrative, legal, and tourism sectors. By developing multilingual language proficiency test questions in cooperation with domain experts, the aim is to reflect the comprehensiveness of the assessment and the language requirements for practical community interpreting.
2. Conduct aptitude tests based on the student's primary language and analyze the results. Based on the analysis, educational programs should be considered to improve students' language proficiency.
We aim to help students acquire practical community interpreting knowledge and skills through these efforts. Additionally, the content of the aptitude test has been revised in line with the university's educational curriculum. It consists of two sections assessing vocabulary comprehension, listening comprehension, and vocabulary operation skills. This comprehensive approach ensures that students' language skills are thoroughly evaluated. This comprehensive language proficiency assessment differs from traditional language examinations in that it measures students' overall language proficiency in practical community interpreting situations. In this way, it aims to “visualise” the language proficiency of the examinees.
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Akiko Sato, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
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Conference: MediAsia2024
Stream: International Communication
This paper is part of the MediAsia2024 Conference Proceedings (View)
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To cite this article:
Sato A. (2024) Implementation of Language Proficiency Assessments for the Training of Community Interpreters ISSN: 2186-5906 – The Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 27-34) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-5906.2024.3
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-5906.2024.3
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