Critiquing the Critics [electronic resource] : A Content Analysis of Oral Interpretation Ballots / Gina Jensen.
A pilot study examined the kinds of comments made on oral interpretation ballots and whether the comments suggest a useful criteria for an effective oral interpretation performance. A total of 1,737 comments were recorded from 304 ballots from two forensics tournaments. Classifications of comments w...
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| Summary: | A pilot study examined the kinds of comments made on oral interpretation ballots and whether the comments suggest a useful criteria for an effective oral interpretation performance. A total of 1,737 comments were recorded from 304 ballots from two forensics tournaments. Classifications of comments were created as ballots were analyzed. A total of 25 classifications were created. Results indicated that judges most frequently made comments in the following areas: vocal delivery, introduction, characterization, emotion, and physical delivery. Results also indicated that most of the time comments suggested a useful and appropriate criteria for an effective interpretation performance. However, specificity is often lacking in interpretation ballots. Further research should focus on specific events in the hopes of better understanding each of the oral interpretation arenas. (Contains 25 references and a table of data.) (RS) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED421734. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association (83rd, Chicago, IL, November 19-23, 1997). |
| Physical Description: | 24 p. |