From dawn to dusk: Cognitive changes in simultaneous interpreters across their professional lives
Translation, Cognition, and Behavior
García, A. M. (2020). From dawn to dusk: Cognitive changes in simultaneous interpreters across their professional lives. Translation, Cognition, and Behavior 3(2), 233-239. Online: https://bit.ly/36Xd2GV
En este trabajo se abordan los cambios cognitivos asociados a la práctica de la interpretación simultánea a lo largo de la vida. En particular, se consideran diversas reconfiguraciones psicobiológicas en el preámbulo, desarrollo y fin de la carrera profesional. El trabajo concluye con un llamado a realizar más investigaciones que consideren aspectos etarios y experienciales en el perfil cognitivo de esta población
From dawn to dusk: Cognitive changes in simultaneous interpreters across their professional lives
Translation, Cognition, and Behavior
García, A. M. (2020). From dawn to dusk: Cognitive changes in simultaneous interpreters across their professional lives. Translation, Cognition, and Behavior 3(2), 233-239. Online: https://bit.ly/36Xd2GV
This piece introduces a lifespan perspective on cognitive changes associated with sustained practice of simultaneous interpreting. First, I briefly describe the elevated demands posed by this activity in training and actual work settings. Second, I argue that a broad lifespan perspective on it requires tracking psychobiological reconfigurations in the preparation for, course of, and withdrawal from sustained professional practice. Third, I summarize the core foci and findings of three articles addressing each of those stages. To conclude, I propose that the field’s ongoing agenda should gravitate towards more age- and experience-sensitive models and practices.
