| As the rapidly developing AI technology applied in Computer-Aided Interpreting(CAI)has improved the output efficiency of interpreters,recent years have witnessed an increasing amount of published research on interpreting technology both at home and abroad.While the overwhelming application of information technology in interpreting is gradually coming into the academic spotlight,only a few studies up to now have explored deeply the impact of CAI on simultaneous interpreting(SI),much fewer from the perspective of interpreting anxiety(IA).This study explores the effects of the CAI tool on advanced student interpreters’ anxiety levels and interpreting performances,with the method of empirical research combined with quantitative and qualitative analysis.Controlled experiments and semi-structured interviews were conducted to study the anxiety stressors of student interpreters to do daily E-C SI,as well as the correlation and effects that CAI tool has on their anxiety levels and performances.Data were collected and analyzed in Minitab.The study has the following conclusions:(1)Listening anxiety factors are the major source for student interpreters to do daily E-C SI,with memorizing as the second;(2)CAI tool cushions student interpreters’ overall anxiety,mainly in their listening and memorizing anxiety,including identifying figures,coping with information density,dealing with difficulties in speakers’ delivery and translating terminologies;(3)SI overall quality was found negatively correlated with IA levels;(4)CAI tool also brought up some problems that even triggered new stressors,such as delayed display of transcribed text,the trap of word-for-word translation and misrecognition.Based on the results,the thesis further offers some suggestions and references for future interpreter training under human-computer coupling. |
