Welcome to a new episode of Minds between Languages. In this interview, Professor Min-hua Liu, Professor at the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies and Director of the Centre of Translation at Hong Kong Baptist University, will share her views and findings on the cognitive pecularities of simultaneous interpreters.

Suggested readings:

Liu, M., Kurz, I., Moser-Mercer, B., & Shlesinger, M. (2020). The interpreter’s aging: A unique story of multilingual cognitive decline? Translation, Cognition & Behavior, 3(2), 287-310. https://doi.org/10.1075/tcb.00045.liu

Liu, M. (2019). In search of a cognitive model for interpreting expertise. In Z. Wen, P. Skehan, A. Biedroń, S. Li & R. L. Sparks. (Eds.), Language aptitude: Advancing theory, testing, research and practice (pp. 299-315). Routledge. http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315122021-15

Liu, M. (2008). How do experts interpret? Implications from research in interpreting studies and cognitive science. In G. Hansen, A. Chesterman & H. Gerzymisch-Arbogast (Eds.), Efforts and models in interpreting & translation research: A tribute to Daniel Gile (pp. 159–177). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.80.14liu

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