zhong, Bowen1 Session 5 Consecutive interpreting (2) Matakuliah: G0202/Interpreting Tahun: 2005 Versi: I/0

zhong, Bowen2 Learning outcomes Students are able to demonstrate consecutive interpreting C3

zhong, Bowen3 Outline The requirements for Consecutive interpreting Note taking Functions Tips in note taking Clear Expressions of ideas

zhong, Bowen4 Practical Advice for the Development of a Note taking System In which language should I take notes? It is suggested that it be taken in the target language as it produces a smoother delivery Note taking system are highly individualized

zhong, Bowen5 Some tips in note taking Use a wide variety of target and source language words, abbreviation and acronyms as well as non-language- specific symbols. Identify our personal and comfortable approach Use the ones that we are familiar with E.g. information = inf. Important = imp.

zhong, Bowen6 Note taking Another skill required for note taking is memory. The memory used is a short term memory (STM) Short-term memory simply means that we retain the for a short period of time. STM is very important in interpreting

zhong, Bowen7 Note taking "Memory in consecutive interpreting consists of nothing more than understanding the meaning, which is conveyed by the words" (Lin et al., 1999:9). – Zhong (2005) In Consecutive Interpreting, there is probably up to 15 minutes (depending on the speaker's segments) for the interpreter to encode and then store the information. (Zhong)

zhong, Bowen8 The basic of interpreting is memory Zhong (2005) believes that interpreting is an STM (short term memory-centered activity, which includes encoding of information from the Source Language, storing of information, retrieval of information, and decoding of information into the target language.

zhong, Bowen9 Conclusion The requirements for Consecutive interpreting Note taking Functions Tips for note taking – the best one is the personalized one Clear Expressions of ideas Students should train how to express ideas clearly in the target language