ORCIT

Start date: 1 July 2020
End date: ongoing
Funder: European Commission-funded project
Primary investigator: Project leader and pedagogy - Matthew Perret; Project expert advisor - Dr Svetlana Carsten; Institutional coordinator - Prof. Binhua Wang
Co-investigators: Project technologists - Tamara Muroiwa & Jade Kelsall; Technical expert - Dr Dragoș Ciobanu; Subject matter expert - Sophie Llewellyn Smith

Value

€50,000

Partners and collaborators

University of Leeds (lead institution), Vilnius University, Aristotle University, Charles University, Comillas Pontifical University, ISIT, Universität Heidelberg, University of Ljubljana, Universidad de La Laguna

Description

ORCIT – or Online Resources for Conference Interpreter Training – is an European Commission-funded project producing interactive pedagogical tools and resources for trainers and students of conference interpreting. It builds on the success of the UK government-funded National Network for Interpreting, bringing in partners from across the EU.

Impact

ORCIT has provided open-access interactive pedagogical tools and resources for professional interpreting trainers and students across Europe and beyond. The website has been regularly visited by tens of thousands of users.

Survey results show that 88.68% users found the resources ‘useful’ for practising professional interpreting skills; 80% of students stated that the resources were relevant to their curriculum; 60.27% stated that they used the resources outside the class to learn new skills, 61.64% for skills consolidation, 43.84% for revision, and 15.07% for group practice outside class time.