Cognition in Context: Interview with Professor Franz Pöchhacker

Franz Pöchhacker; Marileide Dias Esqueda; Sabine Gorovitz

doi:10.14393/LL63-v42-2026-99

Authors

Franz Pöchhacker University of Vienna Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8618-4060
Marileide Dias Esqueda Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6941-7926
Sabine Gorovitz Universidade de Brasília Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5148-7785

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14393/LL63-v42-2026-99

Keywords:

Franz Pöchhacker, Cognition, Interpreting Studies, Spoken Language Interpreting, Sign Language Interpreting

Abstract

This interview, obtained through email exchange in 2025, presents the ideas and views of Franz Pöchhacker, from the University of Vienna, Austria, on a range of issues in interpreting studies. Against the background of his research and teaching experience, the topics discussed include interpreters’ mental resources, creativity, and situated decision-making, as well as the impact of technology on interpreting and the potential and limitations of various research methodologies.

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Author Biographies

Franz Pöchhacker, University of Vienna

Full Professor at University of Vienna
Marileide Dias Esqueda, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Marileide Dias Esqueda is an associate professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU). She holds a master's degree and a PhD in Translation Studies from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). She is a professional translator and author of several articles published in peer-reviewed journals in Brazil and worldwide. She also holds a post doctorate from Université de Montreal, in Montreal, Canada (2018-2019).
Sabine Gorovitz, Universidade de Brasília

Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Translation at the University of Brasília. Portuguese/French Translator. She holds an undergraduate degree in Applied Foreign Languages to Economics and International Relations from the Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier III (1993), a master's degree in Communication from the University of Brasília (2000), and a PhD in Sociolinguistics from the Université Paris Descartes - Sorbonne (2008).

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