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AN INTRODUCTION TO

INTERPRETATION I

1. DIFFERENTIATE INTERPRETING & TRANSLATION

2. TYPE OF INTERPRETING: CONSECUTIVE vs


SIMULTANEOUS

3. INTERPRETING PROCESS
2. TYPE OF INTERPRETING:
CONSECUTIVE vs SIMULTANEOUS
2.1. Whole speech interpreting
2.2. Community interpreting (dialogue/ public
service/court)
-principle of neutrality
2.3. Lecture interpreting
2.4. Escort/cultural interpreting
2.5. Sight interpreting
3. INTERPRETING PROCESS

3.1. INTRODUCTION

-Listening & understanding the SOURCE


LANGUAGE (SL)

-Analysing the language & literary context.

-Re-expressing SL in TARGET LANGUAGE (TL)


3.1. Introduction
Two crucial factors deciding the quality of
interpreting: ABILITY & KNOWLEGDE of master
language & VOICE of interpreters.
+ABILITY & KNOWLEDGE: Master of languages in terms
of communication (voices, accents, slang etc) &
knowledge of culture and context, including
experience and intellectual approach of
interpreters.
+VOICE: A practice of a standard voice & volume
3.2. Analysis of interpreting
process
3.2.1. Perception procedure: Auditory & visual.

-Quality decided by listening ability & the setting (temporal


& physical conditions)

3.2.2. Decoding procedure: Process info in perceptual


auditory storage & extract necessary info.
-Quality decided by interpreters linguistic competence &
background knowledge (social /general knowledge & subject
knowledge).
3.2. Analysis of interpreting
process
3.2.3. Recording procedure: Based on comprehension
(verbal & written)
-Quality decided by interpreters memory & note-taking.

3.2.4. Encoding procedure: Activation of TL resulted in a


paraphrase in TL of SL message
-Quality decided by interpreters second language
proficiency, master of various translation skills & the
intended receptor.
3.2. Analysis of interpreting
process

3.2.5. Expressing procedure: Influence the final


output & result based on the first four
procedures.

-Quality decided by interpreters voice &


pronunciation (loud & clear enough, smooth,
even with standard English).

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