Abstract
As virtual technology develops, it holds greater potential of application in different educational sectors, and computer-assisted interpreter training is no exception. While the last decade has witnessed development and implementation of VR-mediated interpreter education projects, more empirical evidence is still lacking and therefore warrants the academia’s attention. This pilot study intends to find out users’ experience, opinions about the affordances and challenges of a desktop VR training platform in the context of business interpreting. A mixed-methods approach was used integrating data from both close-ended and open-ended questions. Results showed that users held largely positive and converging views about the VR interpreting experience, in terms of the ingenuity, sense of presence, and the effectiveness of the platform in improving a variety of interpreters’ competence. Users also pointed out several challenges, such as equipment, design, physiological effects but the opinions were quite diverging.
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