Alexandra Rosiers
List of John Benjamins publications in which Alexandra Rosiers is involved.
2020 Choosing to become an interpreter: A matter of personality and memory capacity? Translation, Cognition & Behavior 3:1, pp. 25–50 | Article
Within the world of interpreting, persistent clichés exist about an interpreter’s required personality and cognitive traits. For instance, an interpreter is thought to be communicative, stress-resistant and to have excellent memory skills. Yet, while research has been conducted into… read more
2019 Investigating the presumed cognitive advantage of aspiring interpreters Interpreting 21:1, pp. 115–134 | Article
In complex tasks such as interpreting, the importance of a well-functioning working memory can hardly be overestimated. However, empirical studies have failed to produce consistent results with regard to an interpreter advantage in working memory. Recent studies tend to focus on the executive… read more
2018 Self-perceived linguistic progress, target language use and personality development during study abroad Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 3:1, pp. 144–166 | Article
This exploratory study investigates the development of personality dimensions related to multicultural effectiveness and its relation to amount of target language use and self-perceived progress in speaking during a sojourn abroad in seven European countries. The participants were 59 Swedish and… read more
2014 A story of attitudes and aptitudes? Investigating individual difference variables within the context of interpreting Aptitude for Interpreting, Pöchhacker, Franz and Minhua Liu (eds.), pp. 55–70 | Article
Unlike in the early days of interpreter training, most student interpreters nowadays are still in the process of acquiring their target language(s), which raises questions as to which skills — linguistic as well as non-linguistic — may be required at the outset of interpreter training. This study… read more
2011 A story of attitudes and aptitudes? Investigating individual difference variables within the context of interpreting Aptitude for Interpreting, Shlesinger, Miriam † and Franz Pöchhacker (eds.), pp. 53–69 | Article
Unlike in the early days of interpreter training, most student interpreters nowadays are still in the process of acquiring their target language(s), which raises questions as to which skills — linguistic as well as non-linguistic — may be required at the outset of interpreter training. This study… read more