Daily Daka

The the ongoing digital transformation has accelerated the use of internet technologies in language interpreting education. However, in contrast to various studies on online interpreting teaching in class, research on the out-of-class line is limited. This study addressed this gap by exploring an effective online interpreting format for Chinese BTI(Bachelor of Translation and Interpreting) undergraduates out of their regular scheduled classes. The Daily Daka assignments have been proposed, in which students are required to complete a certain amount of interpreting practices daily within defined criteria and a designated timeframe through active participation in a virtual community. A quasi-experimental comparison design was used to test their feasibility and effectiveness. Sixty third-year BTI undergraduates from a Chinese university participated in the study.