Consecutive Interpretation

Description

By the end of this course, students should be able to: • List the ideas of a speaker. • Recall the gist of every chunk of sentences uttered by a speaker. • Develop a retentive memory to assist with consecutive interpreting. • Reformulate parts of a text in Target Language in their own words. • Role-play audience presence. • Deliver a reasonably polished and accurate interpretation on general (i.e. non-technical) topics with good voice quality.

Program

Language and Translation Department

Objectives

• This course is aimed at introducing students to the basic skills of consecutive interpreting, including retentive memory and logical analysis. Students will be taught the skills of note-taking, which they can use in real interpreting environment. They will also get familiarized with practical strategies to interpret numbers, dates and names. The course will help them develop critical insights into specific performance criteria such as semantic equivalence, tone, register, focus and stress management.