1. College of Foreign Languages & Cultures,
Advance Preparation
Ren Wen, Professor, PhD
College of Foreign Languages & Cultures,
Sichuan University

2. Advance Preparation Theory focus Skill focus
◆ Gile’s comprehension equation
◆ Gile’s effort model of CI
Skill focus
◆ long-term preparation
◆ short-term preparation
◆ last-minute preparation
◆ in-conference preparation

3. Gile’s models Comprehension equation Effort model of CI
◆ C = KL + ELK + A
Effort model of CI
◆ phase I
I = L + N + M + C
◆ phase II
I = Rem + Read + P

4. Long-term preparation
bilingual knowledge
interpreting skills
cultural sensitivity
cross-cultural communication competence
subject-related knowledge & terminology
general knowledge

5. Short-term preparation
basic information about the task
subject knowledge & terminology preparation
language preparation
psychological preparation
pre-departure preparation

6. Pre-departure preparation
dress
stationery
documents
transportation
beverage …

7. Last-minute preparation
arriving early
familiarizing with the environment
checking with the organizer
checking equipment
talking to earlier comers
getting physically and psychologically
ready …

8. In-conference preparation
disambiguating previous puzzles
better understanding the context
asking for previously unobtained information
seeking other’s help
taking a short break when possible …