In order to show the information in a simple way, the amounts in Table 5 can be transformed into a chart as follows.
In Table 5 and Figure 5, the techniques of adjustment are classified into seven techniques, which are: additions taking up 89 data or 49.44,
subtractions taking up 17 data or 9.44, and alterations taking up 34 data or 18.9, additions + subtractions taking up 20 data or 11.11, additions +
alterations taking up 14 data or 7.78, subtractions + alterations taking up 2 data or 1.11, and additions + subtractions + alterations taking up 4 data or
2.22. Here, it can be seen that additions is the technique most frequently used by the interpreter.
2. The Meaning Accuracy of the Interpreting
This research finds that the techniques of adjustment have some effects on the meaning accuracy. The accuracy in this research consists of three levels:
accurate, less accurate, and inaccurate. The data are considered accurate with 20
40 60
80 100
Add Sub
Alt Add
+ Sub
Add +
Alt Sub
+ Alt
Add +
Sub +
Alt
89
17 34
20 14
2 4
Techniques of Adjustment
Figure 5. Frequency of the Adjustment Techniques Employed by the Interpreter
mean score 2.6-3.0, less accurate with mean score 1.6-2.5, and inaccurate with mean score 1.0-1.5. The frequency and percentage of the accuracy levels are
shown in Table 6.
Table 6. The Frequency and Percentage of the Accuracy Levels
Accuracy Adjustment Techniques
TOTAL Add
Sub Alt
Add +
Sub Add
+ Alt
Sub +
Alt Add
+ Sub
+ Alt
Accurate 39
21.67 11
6.11 21
11.67 8
4.44 7
3.89 1
0.56 -
87 48.33
Less Accurate
50 27.78
5 2.78
13 7.22
12 6.67
7 3.89
1 0.56
4 2.22
92 51.11
Inaccurate -
1 0.56
- -
- -
- 1
0.56
TOTAL
89 49.44
17 9.44
34 18.89
20 11.11
14 7.78
2 1.11
4 2.22
180 100
In order to show the information in a simple way, the amounts in the Table 6 can be transformed into a chart as follows.
In Figure 6, it shows how significant the techniques of adjustment are in influencing the meaning accuracy. It shows that most of additions and additions +
10 20
30 40
50
Add Sub
Alt Add
+
Sub Add
+
Alt Sub
+
Alt Add
+
Sub +
Alt
39 11
21 8
7 1
50
5 13
12 7
1 4
1
Accurate Less Accurate
Inaccurate
Figure 6.
The Adjustment Techniques’ Effect on the Accuracy Levels
subtractions are considered less accurate; most of subtractions and alterations are considered accurate; additions + alterations and subtractions + alterations are
considered fifty-fifty accurate and less accurate; and additions + subtractions + alterations are all considered less accurate.
3. The Expression Acceptability of the Interpreting
The techniques of adjustment have some effects not only on the meaning accuracy but also on the expression acceptability. The acceptability in this
research consists of three levels: acceptable, less acceptable, and unacceptable. The data are considered acceptable with mean score 2.6-3.0, less acceptable with
mean score 1.6-2.5, and unacceptable with mean score 1.0-1.5. The frequency and percentage of the acceptability levels are shown in Table 7.
Table 7. The Frequency and Percentage of the Acceptability Levels
Acceptability Adjustment Techniques
TOTAL Add
Sub Alt
Add +
Sub Add
+ Alt
Sub +
Alt Add
+ Sub
+ Alt
Acceptable 50
27.78 14
7.78 16
8.89 7
3.89 5
2.78 1
0.56 3
1.67 96
53.33 Less
Acceptable 39
21.67 2
1.11 18
10 12
6.67 8
4.44 1
0.56 1
0.55 81
45 Unacceptable
- 1
0.56 -
1 0.56
1 0.56
- -
3 1.67
TOTAL
89 49.44
17 9.44
34 18.89
20 11.11
14 7.78
2 1.11
4 2.22
180 100
In order to show the information in a simple way, the amounts in the table above can be transformed into a chart as in Figure 7.
