A short course a new textbook by andrew gillies interpreter trainers will find in consecutive interpreting. That being said, here are 7 tips on note taking for medical interpreters to help you take effective notes during your assignments. Notetaking in consecutive interpreting free download as pdf file. Such notes may be used when the interpreter is working in consecutive mode.
Notetaking in consecutive interpreting by jeanfrancois rozan. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you heard right, the author is the renowned interpreter, trainer, and trainer of trainers, andrew gillies, known. The aim of this paper is to give an introduction into the development of notetaking systems for consecutive interpreting. New data from pen recording notetaking provides a unique opportunity to investigate consecutive interpreting ci. A short course a onestop shop, a handy compendium of the various facets of consecutive interpreting that they can use to structure their curriculum, plan their classes, and organise their students. This list is based on crossref data as of 04 april 2020. Aimed at students of conference interpreting, whether on university and professional training courses or selflearners, notetaking for consecutive interpreting a short course offers future interpreters a stepbystep guide to the skill of notetaking, which forms an essential part of consecutive interpreting. Consecutive interpreting is a versatile form of verbal translation between languag es. The aim of this paper is to give an introduction into the development of note taking systems for consecutive interpreting. Interpreting notes are not part of any conventional graphic system, and practitioners are free to develop their own techniques. Sep 28, 2014 y but, long consecutive interpreting with note taking may not be the best model all the time the distance between the original speech and the interpreted rendition is too long x paralinguistic elements nonverbal communication, intonation, emotional outbursts, etc are lost. An empirical study on the use of notetaking for consecutive jostrans.
However, i sometimes found that notetaking does worsen our interpreting. Indeed, in the consecutive mode, interpreters have the possibility of listening to and assimilating the linguistically completed expression of ideas or sequences of ideas before starting. As you all know, it is widely thought that good note taking is useful in consecutive interpreting. Notetaking is only a tiny part of consecutive but a lot of students tend to focus only on notes and forget that memorizing and analysing are more important.
Interpreting trainees usually need some time and a lot of practice before they fully realize that notetaking in consecutive interpre ting is only an aid to memory and a result of fully understanding what has been said, without paying too much. Notetaking in consecutive interpreting language interpretation. Everything you always wanted to know about court interpreting duration. The system, made up of a range of tried and tested techniques, is simple to learn, consistent and efficient. Jeromes translation practices explained series, this book by fellow eu interpreter andrew gillies is indeed a short, practical and selfcontained course in note taking for consecutive. Aug 31, 2015 if you cant attend the 2015 tahit symposium, or youre eager to get a start on learning more about notetaking for interpreters, here are a couple of helpful references for the meantime. Notetaking is a distinctive feature of consecutive interpreting ci, in. This will help you to ensure that you keep up with the lecturer and that converting the points to abbreviations and symbols you.
It seeks evidence for or against the proposal by helle dam, published in interpreting 6. This thesis will discuss the role of notetaking in consecutive interpreting, one of the. Notetaking is an important skill in consecutive interpreting. Nonsense in notetaking for consecutive interpreting michaela alblmikasa university of tubingen the paper applies cognitive theories of text and language processing, and in particular relevance theory, to the analysis of notes in consecutive interpreting. Sources presented here have been supplied by the respective publishers. Consecutive interpretation and notetaking from the. Yes, the interpreter diaries blog has been dormant of late, but i still contribute the occasional article for the blogs run by aib where i am a partner and aiic my professional association. In contrast to the precognitive view, in which notetaking is seen mainly as a. Hi everyone, im studying on the pros and cons of notetaking during consecutive interpreting. Glendon master of conference interpreting 31,346 views 1.
Introduction consecutive interpreting entails a large number of almost concurrent cognitive, psychomotor and affective processes, all of which pose major challenges for the interpreter who has to deal with them simultaneously. Investigating notetaking in consecutive interpreting research. A study guide for interpreters and everyone who takes notes valencia, virginia on. The first handbooks on note taking written by pioneers like herbert 1952, rozan 1956 and seleskovitch 1975 are still influential today. Language choice in notetaking for consecutive interpreting a topic revisited csilla szabo berzsenyi college, szombathely this smallscale empirical study focuses on the language of notetaking in consecutive interpreting. Nonsense in notetaking for consecutive interpreting. Consecutive involves a relay in which the speaker says a couple of sentences and then pauses for the interpreter to interpret and then the other party responds and pauses and the interpreter interprets what they say.
In consecutive interpreting, and for the most experienced interpreters, note taking is, to a large extent, small in importance when compared with the constant efforts to analyse what is being said, understand its meaning and render it into speech in simultaneous interpreting. Language choice in notetaking for consecutive interpreting. Developing notetaking skills in consecutive interpreting. Interpreting notes are used by some interpreters, who reexpress oral communications such as speeches in whole or in part. The paper applies cognitive theories of text and language processing, and in particular relevance theory, to the analysis of notes in consecutive interpreting. Notetaking strategies in english chinese consecutive.
Pdf notetaking provides a unique opportunity to investigate consecutive interpreting ci. New data from pen recording article pdf available in translation and interpreting 91. Feb 22, 2016 interpreting and notetaking notetaking is a wide method to remember information that is typically stored in our stm in interpreting it is a skill that needs to be developed and practiced it is necessary to become comfortable with consecutive interpreting mode in order to perfect notetaking skills reachreaching diversity. Accuracy in interpreting is only possible when we combine the two. Mar 14, 2014 want to improve your consecutive interpretation skills. Aimed at students of conference interpreting, whether on university and professional training courses or selflearners, note taking for consecutive interpreting a short course offers future interpreters a stepbystep guide to the skill of note taking, which forms an essential part of consecutive interpreting. How to handle repetitions when interpreting in the consecutive mode duration. In the present study, gillies notetaking for consecutive interpreting. Notetaking for consecutive interpreting international medical. As you all know, it is widely thought that good notetaking is useful in consecutive interpreting.
A musthave book for anyone who wishes to develop a robust, efficient, and reliable notetaking system, or who aims at training interpreters to do so. The system of creating note taking is as diverse as every interpreter as an individual human being. Want to improve your consecutive interpretation skills. With or without with or without taking notes, an interpreter begins to. The system proposed, made up of a range of tried and tested. The taking of a judgment or judgments or any other action or dealing whatsoever by the lender in respect of any financing document will not operate as a merger of any indebtedness of the borrowers to the lender or in any way suspend payment or affect or prejudice the rights, remedies and powers, legal or equitable, which the lender may have in connection. How best to avoid the potential pitfalls of poor note taking.
Hi everyone, im studying on the pros and cons of note taking during consecutive interpreting. Importance of developing notetaking skills in community interpreting so that we re not interrupting speakers all the time for short consecutive interpretation. How to get to the most out of interpetrains notetaking. Notetaking strategies in english chinese consecutive interpreting. Consecutive interpretation, consecutive interpreters. Note taking strategies in english chinese consecutive interpreting. Andrew gillies notetaking for consecutive interpreting a short course.
Often, consecutive interpreters have to interpret someone\s speech to a group of people, so there\s no way it can go sentence by sentence and neither can liaison. May 25, 2017 note taking for consecutive interpreting. Apr 07, 2015 note taking leads to better consecutive interpreting skills published on april 7, 2015 april 7, 2015 likes 1 comments. Interpreting and notetaking notetaking is a wide method to remember information that is typically stored in our stm in interpreting it is a skill that needs to be developed and practiced it is necessary to become comfortable with consecutive interpreting mode in order to perfect notetaking skills reachreaching diversity. A consecutive interpretation is very similar, but not exactly the same. Note taking leads to better consecutive interpreting skills published on april 7, 2015 april 7, 2015 likes 1 comments. Development of notetaking systems for consecutive interpreting.
Link words in note taking and student interpreter performance. For every consecutive interpreter, having an individual, effective note. In consecutive interpreting, and for the most experienced interpreters, notetaking is, to a large extent, small in importance when compared with the constant efforts to analyse what is being said, understand its meaning and render it into speech in simultaneous interpreting. Should notetaking be used in consecutive interpreting. Note taking for consecutive interpreting linkedin slideshare. If you cant attend the 2015 tahit symposium, or youre eager to get a start on learning more about notetaking for interpreters, here are a couple of helpful references for the meantime.
Consecutive interpreters follow a slightly different process. A study guide for interpreters and everyone who takes notes. This study approaches notetaking from a cognitive perspective, combining product analysis with. View consecutive interpreting research papers on academia. Note taking for consecutive interpretation roche on notes duration. Teaching a beginners course in interpreting how should. I think starting consecutive without any notetaking is a great idea. Note making symbols and abbreviations the art to taking notes in lectures is not to try to write down everything verbatim word for word but to choose the important parts to note and to write in an abbreviated way. Each chapter presents a technique, with examples, tasks and exercises. Community interpreting training programs are teaching would be interpreters to interrupt people all the time. A short course, which has recently been released in a second. Notetaking is a distinctive feature of consecutive interpreting ci, in particular classic consecutive where systematic notetaking is used pochhacker 2004. This study approaches notetaking from a cognitive perspective, combining product analysis with the process research method of pen recording.
Problems and strategies in consecutive interpreting. Note taking leads to better consecutive interpreting skills. A lot of factors enter the process of realization of consecutive interpretation and writing down notes that serve to an interpreter as his or. Importance of notetaking katharine allen 51 st ata conference, denver importance of developing note taking skills in community interpreting so that were not interrupting speakers all the time for short consecutive interpretation. Importance of note taking katharine allen 51 st ata conference, denver importance of developing note taking skills in community interpreting so that were not interrupting speakers all the time for short consecutive interpretation.
Youre absolutely right about notes being personal, so dont lose too much time on that. The system of creating notetaking is as diverse as every interpreter as an individual human being. A short course is the essential stepbystep guide to the skill of notetaking. With or without with or without taking notes, an interpreter begins to deliver m essages in a target language. Introduction an individuals note taking technique ntt is an essential tool for consecutive interpreting. Baby steps to notetaking for consecutive interpreting. A musthave book for anyone who wishes to develop a robust, efficient, and reliable note taking system, or who aims at training interpreters to do so. I did a program in all three types of interpreting, and consecutive involved taking notes, using symbols for certain words. Each chapter presents a technique, with examples, tasks and. Andrew gillies notetaking for consecutive interpreting a short course roderick jones book just opened my eyes as to how a conference interpreter works.
Teaching and practice jinyu liu liang li inner mongolia university abstract note taking is a critical part of the interpreting process, and a particularly muchdebated topic in contentheavy conference interpreting practice. Andrew gillies note taking for consecutive interpreting a short course. However, i sometimes found that note taking does worsen our interpreting. Notetaking is a technique used by consecutive interpreters to assist their memory. They are required to listen to a consecutive speech in the source language for five to ten minutes the time varies according to the specific situation, and then interprets or expresses all the contents in the. In contrast to the precognitive view, in which notetaking is seen mainly as a memorysupporting technique, the process of notetaking is described as the reception and production of a notation text. Any tips on note taking when consecutive interpreting. Dick, formerly organiser of eu commission interpreter training course and subsequently trainer of trainers, tells us. Jeromes translation practices explained series, this book by fellow eu interpreter andrew gillies is indeed a short, practical and selfcontained course in notetaking for consecutive. A short course is the essential stepbystep guide to the skill of note taking. Teaching and practice jinyu liu liang li inner mongolia university abstract notetaking is a critical part of the interpreting process, and a particularly muchdebated topic in contentheavy conference interpreting practice.
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