Abstract:
This research sought to investigate the relationship between simultaneous interpreters‟ oral cloze performance, their emotional intelligence, and gender. In other words, the study tried to predict the variability in performance on simultaneous interpreting (SI) oral cloze test based on the variability in gender, emotional quotient (EQ) and its subscales. To this end, a number of seventy participants majoring in English Translation attending the course Oral Interpretation were selected. The Emotional Quotient Inventory (Bar-On, 1997) questionnaire was given to participants to gather the data. The students were also asked to take an oral cloze exam. The results of the study showed that no significant relationship was found between total EQ and oral cloze performance. However, two of the subscales of EQ, i.e. Flexibility and Stress Tolerance were found to be positive predictors of SI oral cloze score together. The results of the study indicated that the mere acquisition of oral cloze skill as one of the skills required for simultaneous interpreting, cannot guarantee students‟ achievement in interpreting. Rather the consideration of personality traits can have a facilitative effect. Moreover, with regard to gender no association was found between student interpreters‟ performance and their gender
Machine summary:
The Effect of EQ and Gender on Oral Cloze Performance of Simultaneous Interpreting Students Gholam Reza Tajvidi 1, Sima Ferdowsi 2* 1Associate Professor Department of English Translation Studies, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran 2PhD Candidate Department of English Translation Studies, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran Received: 2018/08/09 Accepted: 2018/11/23 Abstract: This research sought to investigate the relationship between simultaneous interpreters‟ oral cloze performance, their emotional intelligence, and gender.
In other words, the study tried to predict the variability in performance on simultaneous interpreting (SI) oral cloze test based on the variability in gender, emotional quotient (EQ) and its subscales.
The results of the study indicated that the mere acquisition of oral cloze skill as one of the skills required for simultaneous interpreting, cannot guarantee students‟ achievement in interpreting.
Keywords: Simultaneous Interpreting, Oral Cloze Performance, Emotional Intelligence, Gender.
To this end, the following research questions were posed and investigated in this study: 1- Does EQ (both total scores and subscales scores) predict the performance of trainee students on oral cloze test significantly?
Data Analysis and Findings RQ1: Do EQ scores (both total score and subscales scores) predict the performance of SI trainee students on oral cloze test significantly?
029) Discussion and Conclusion The present study aimed at finding the possible relationship between SI student trainees‟ performance on oral cloze test, their emotional intelligence and their gender.
The results indicated that there was no difference between males and females in their performance on oral cloze test.