Interpretation I

J. Yang

Foreign Languages Dept., USST

OVERVIEW OF INTERPRETING SKILLS

CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETATION

SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION

Skills in the comprehension phase

• Getting the message through listening• Logical analysis• Memory in interpreting• Note-taking• Coping tactics in comprehension

Skills in the reformulation phase

• Public speaking• Figure interpreting• Fidelity in interpreting• Reconstruction skills• Coping tactics in reformulation

Skills in analysis

• Discourse analysis• Cross-cultural communication• Enhancement of interpreter's language

abilities• Acquisition of extra-linguistic knowledge• Sight translation• Professional code of ethics

SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING

• Multi-tasking• Linearity• Anticipation and information retention• Sight interpreting• Simultaneous interpreting with PowerPoint

slides• Coping tactics in simultaneous interpreting

• Whispered interpreting • 耳语传译

• Liaison interpreting • 联络口译

Types of interpretation

• Conference interpreting

• Escort interpreting

• Community interpreting– Communication facilitator– Cultural mediator

– Legal/court/judicial interpreting• Sworn interpreter

• Medical interpreting

• Sign language interpreting