Die bevorderlikheid van opvoedkundige tolking vir effektiewe onderrig en leer binne die konteks van die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traditionally educational interpreting refers to educational interpreting for deaf studentsusing Sign Language. Research that has been done in South Africa in spoken languageeducational interpreting represents pioneering work in this emerging discipline. One ofthe most important issues that interests policy makers and educators is the effectivenessof educational interpreting for teaching and learning purposes.This study investigates this issue with reference to contemporary ideas from academicliteracy studies. Concepts such as affect, identity, accessibility and participation areinvestigated in order to describe possible relationships between educational interpretingand teaching and learning. The research is done against a discussion of pertinentconcepts in interpreting theory, namely role, quality and professionalism.During a four week period educational interpreting was tested by way of a trial in twomodules in the Law Faculty of the Stellenbosch University and with reference to threebasic questions, namely:• Do students understand subject content better as a result of educationalinterpreting?• Do students identify better with the classroom situation because of educationalinterpreting?• Does educational interpreting help students to save time in the learning process?Data were gathered by way of action research and questionnaires, a focus groupdiscussion, interviews and field observation. The research methodology included bothqualitative and quantitative components. The results of the study lead to certainconclusions about the experience of educational interpreting in classrooms in theresearch context and whether educational interpreting can enhance teaching andlearning in this context. Recommendations are made regarding the implementation ofeducational interpreting and further research in the field of Interpreting Studies.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University