Testing and Assessment of Interpreting: Recent Developments in China (New Frontiers in Translation Studies)

This book highlights reliable, valid and practical testing and assessment of interpreting, presenting important developments in China, where testing and assessment have long been a major concern for interpreting educators and researchers, but have remained largely under-reported. The book not only offers theoretical insights into potential issues and problems undermining interpreting assessment, but also describes useful measurement models to address such concerns. Showcasing the latest Chinese research to create rubrics-referenced rating scales, enhance formative assessment practice, and explore (semi-)automated assessment, the book is a valuable resource for educators, trainers and researchers, enabling to gain a better understanding of interpreting testing and assessment as both a worthwhile endeavor and a promising research area.

​Professor Jing Chen is currently the Dean of the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xiamen University, China. Her research interests include interpreting quality assessment and interpreting pedagogy. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals in English and Chinese (e.g., Interpreter and Translator Trainer, Language Assessment Quarterly, Chinese Translators Journal), and she has led several large-scale research projects funded by the European Union (i.e., Asia Link - the EU-Asia Interpreting Studies) and the China National Social Sciences Foundation (NSSF). Currently, she is the Principle Investigator of a major national-level research project funded by NSSF (2018-2022). She is also serving as the Deputy Director of the National Interpreting Committee of the Translators Association of China. In 2011 she was honored by China’s Ministry of Education in the New Century Talent Program for her outstanding intellectual and academic achievements.