Interpreting 505 presentation
There are three basic stages in an interpreter's work: understanding, analyzing, and re-expressing. During the understanding stage, the interpreter listens actively and identifies ideas. In the analyzing stage, the interpreter recognizes the speech type, spots links between ideas, and maps an outline in their mind. They then take notes on the main outline. When re-expressing, the interpreter recalls the speech's basic outline conveyed through their mind map and notes to capture the spirit of the speech. Effective note taking involves relieving memory, providing a skeleton outline, and triggering memory to ensure completeness. Interpreters should note main ideas, links, points of view, tenses, numbers, dates, names, and lists. Developing abbreviations and symbol
Interpreting 505 presentation
- 1. The Power of Memory Mapping and Note Taking in Interpreting By: Suzan Shan For: Interpreting 505 – Dr.Basil Hatim
- 2. There are three basic stages in the interpreters work: Understanding Analyzing Re-expressing
- 3. Understanding Activelistening Identifyingideas Analyzing Recognizetypeof speech Spotthelinksbetween ideas Mapan outlineof main ideasin yourmind Takenotesof themain outline Re-expressing Recallthespeechbasic outline Conveythemainideas accordingto mindmap andnotes Capturethespiritof the speech
- 7. Why.. To relieve the memory To provide a skeleton outline of the speech To help in visualizing concepts making them easier to remember To trigger the interpreters’ memory To ensure completeness of information – fill memory gaps
- 8. What to note? Main ideas Links (relations) between ideas Point of view Tense of action Numbers Dates Proper names Lists
- 10. Suggestions for a successful note taking strategy: 1- As the notes taken need to reflect the structure of the speech: one way is to reflect subject–verb-object structure in a diagonal axis which offers a natural movement of the eye helping the interpreter not to be influenced with the ST
- 11. 2- In the previous method, a left hand margin can be kept to note the links and speaker (point of view)
- 12. 3- lists can be notes vertically as the elements in the list have the same value EX: western turkey has suffered a series of natural catastrophes, violent winter storms, flooding and earthquakes
- 13. 4- a system of abbreviations can be developed to save time and increase efficiency
- 14. The system of abbreviations must include a list for most frequent country names A list of major international organizations A list for the notions most occurring in their field
- 15. 5- Symbol system can be used to replace: Links Points of view Tenses Modal verbs Passive style
- 18. 6- Underlining can be used to show stress
- 19. The interpreter can make use of many other symbols available to him to make his life easier such as: right
- 20. Conclusion Keep your notes concise & clear Notes should be brief but reflect the main outline of the speech Develop a symbols and abbreviations system that you can use anytime Don’t waste too much time contemplating on your notes
- 21. Thank you