NOTE-TAKING Lecture 2-2

Note-taking Purposes Purposes What to note What to note How to note How to note When to note When to note Reading back notes Reading back notes

Note-taking: Purposes Only an aid, not an end Only an aid, not an end Noting too much: 2 risks Noting too much: 2 risks Interpreter’s notes, vs secretary’s/student’s Interpreter’s notes, vs secretary’s/student’s Relieve memory: numbers, names, lists Relieve memory: numbers, names, lists Jogging memory: structure Jogging memory: structure

Note-taking: What to note Main ideas, not words (esp. new words) Main ideas, not words (esp. new words) Links Links Points of view Points of view What happened when What happened when Numbers, names, lists Numbers, names, lists

Note-taking: How to note Diagonal lay-out (shift/decalage) Diagonal lay-out (shift/decalage) Left-hand margin: links Left-hand margin: links Verticality of lists Verticality of lists Abbreviations and symbols: frequent, links, tenses, stress, arrows, suffixes Abbreviations and symbols: frequent, links, tenses, stress, arrows, suffixes Language: source or target or both Language: source or target or both

Note-taking: When to note Wait for complete ideas Wait for complete ideas Start immediately for lists, numbers, … Start immediately for lists, numbers, … Reading notes: communication, like pianists Reading notes: communication, like pianists

Note-taking: Zorans’ 7 principles  Note the idea, not the word: target language  Abbreviating: suffixes, tenses, register  Linking: cos, tho, but, if, as to, tfe, =, in +  Negation: no  Stress: underline  Verticality: stacking, brackets  Shifting: diagonal

Note-taking: 20 symbols Expression: thought [:]; speech [“]; discussion [ ◙ ]; approval [ok] Expression: thought [:]; speech [“]; discussion [ ◙ ]; approval [ok] Motion: direction [ → ]; increase [ ↑ ]; decrease [ ↓ ] Motion: direction [ → ]; increase [ ↑ ]; decrease [ ↓ ] Correspondence: relation [/]; equivalence [=]; difference [ ≠ ]; framing [] Correspondence: relation [/]; equivalence [=]; difference [ ≠ ]; framing [] Addition: [+]; [-] Addition: [+]; [-] Things: country [ □ ]; global [W]; work [w]; issues [?]; trade [Tr] Things: country [ □ ]; global [W]; work [w]; issues [?]; trade [Tr]

Note-taking: Let’s practice

Questions for tutorial discussion Explain the practical points on note-taking (what, how, which language, when to note and reading notes) as suggested by Jones (Conference interpreting explained, pp43-70 Explain the practical points on note-taking (what, how, which language, when to note and reading notes) as suggested by Jones (Conference interpreting explained, pp43-70 Explain the 7 principles in note-taking as suggested by Zoran, (cited by Henderson in Babel. V22, No3, pp ) Explain the 7 principles in note-taking as suggested by Zoran, (cited by Henderson in Babel. V22, No3, pp )