Interpreting
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The document discusses interpreting as a complex language skill requiring listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities. It distinguishes between consecutive and conference interpreting, highlighting the skills needed for each type, including memory, concentration, and divided attention. The text also emphasizes the importance of integrating interpreting skills into language education to prepare students for real-life situations and to develop their cultural awareness.
Interpreting
- 1. Interpreting By Salem Bani Mostafa Dr. Khaleel Al Bataineh Department of English Language and Translation 1
- 2. Interpreting Interpreting is said to be the sixth language skill it is one of the complex skills, as learners need all the four simplex language skills(listening, speaking, reading, and writing) so that they can interpret texts from one language into the other. 2
- 3. Skills and sub-skills for a person who wants to work as an interpreter A. Receptive skills (reading and listening) B. Speaking skills are necessary for interpreting a text. C. Short-and long-term memory . D. Good concentration . E. Quick reflexes and divided attention are also Inevitable for a person who wants to work as an interpreter. (Attention is divided when an interpreter monitors two or more tasks – listening to a verbal message in the source language, and translating it into a target language) 3 What a good interpreter needs
- 4. Two types of interpreting Two types of interpreting are distinguished: 1.Consecutive interpreting : means that the utterances delivered by the speaker are interpreted delayed after the message having been finished.(Consecutive interpreting is a mode of interpreting in which the speaker makes a speech (or says a few sentences) whilst the interpreter takes notes. The interpreter then reproduces what the speaker has said for the audience) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFsKulFcauY 2.Conference interpreting : means that the utterances are being delivered in L1 simultaneously with the interpreted version of the message (specialized skill which allows communication between the speaker and a group of audience members. Conference interpreters are tasked with listening to the context of what the speaker is saying, and relaying it back accurately in the target language) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vfpRO2mw9k For the latter type of interpreting a divided attention of very high level is necessary. 4
- 5. This skill can be developed in classroom situations as well, though among language teachers there are a lot of opponents of integrating this skill into school curriculum. They have various reasons for objecting to teaching interpreting: some of them are against bilingual teaching they prefer monolingual language lessons, (Bilingual education is the process of teaching students using two languages. Educators usually teach students in their native language in conjunction with a second language utilizing differing levels of the native and second language depending on the requirements specified in lesson plans and teaching models) As they think that swapping the languages will disturb the students’ mental process. Others are not prepared for unexpected situations. Life, however, is full of unexpected situations in which language learners are expected to interpret between two parties having two different languages. As Hungary has become a country open to a lot of tourists and guest workers from abroad, our learners will face more and more situations in which interpreting will be needed. So as to make our language teaching experiential, practicable teachers are expected to prepare students for unexpected moments in their lives. 5
- 6. How to develop the skill of interpreting? Teachers are expected to plan drama activities into language classes where students are expected to interpret messages between a foreigner and a Hungarian native speaker or between a Hungarian tourist and an English speaking partner abroad. To complete this task, learners will need a lot of empathy and risk-taking teachers are supposed to develop. The principle of graduality must be taken into consideration here so teachers should start this type of activity with beginners. First students are expected to interpret very short dialogues and while learners are studying the target language at higher and higher level they will be expected to interpret more and more complex texts. The most popular activities for interpreting will be role play activities and simulations in which minimum three parties are necessary: a presenter, an interpreter and a target person or a target group. For example, the sightseeing tour led by an English guide can be interpreted for Hungarian tourists or some business partners having business talks will need an interpreter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF4qKbVFR0s 6
- 7. How to develop the skill of interpreting? Situations like the ones mentioned above must always be prepared by the teachers, they have to put an emphasis on the language structures, expressions, etc. before setting the tasks. Students must be practised interpreting in pairs or small groups before presenting it in public in front of the whole class. Interpreting as well as translation is a complex skill requiring a lot of sub-skills and a great amount of awareness of cultural background. Though a lot of language teachers are against including complex skills into their syllabi, it is highly recommended for the teachers to integrate them into their everyday work as they are very useful and through them teachers can develop many kinds of sub-skills and language awareness. 7
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