Self-assessment of interpreting quality, as a formative assessment approach, can effectively help interpreting learners reflect on their interpreting performance and make progress. However, self-assessment has not fully been applied to interpreting learning. Unlike most researchers who study self-assessment from the perspective of interpreter trainers, Min HUANG and Wei LONG attempt to explore, from the perspective of interpreting learners, the methods, criteria and assessment sheet for self-assessment of interpreting quality, based on a survey of Interpreting Masters students in China.

Dr. Min HUANG is an associate professor and vice dean at the Department of Translation and Interpreting, Wuhan University, central China. He mentors MTI students and has 18 years of experience as an interpreter trainer, an interpreting researcher as well as a part-time interpreter and translator. He is an expert member of the Translators Association of China (TAC), vice director of the Interpreting Education and Assessment Union (IEAU) and secretary-general of the Translators Association of Hubei (TAHB). He is author of more than 20 interpreting textbooks. His current research interest focuses on interpreting quality assessment and interpreting accreditation testing.

Wei LONG is a Chinese-English translator and interpreter based in Wuhan, China. Her translations are mainly in fiction, films, and political and economic settings. She's a member of the Translators Association of Hubei (TAHB). Currently, she's pursuing a Masters in Translation and Interpreting (MTI) at Wuhan University, where her research focuses on interpreting quality assessment.

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