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如何有效做好交替传译笔记学位论文
Abstract
Notesinconsecutiveinterpretationareimportantinrelievingthememorypressureandactingascluesforrecallinginformationtohelpimprovethequality.However,evidenceshaveshownthatnote-taking,ifnotconstructedproperly,isoneofthebiggestproblemsthataffecttheinterpreter’sunderstandingofthesourcelanguage,thusresultingindamagingtheinterpretationquality.Thisthesisaimstopromoteapositiveunderstandingtowardsnote-takingintheprocessofconsecutiveinterpretationbyprovidingthepossibleandfeasiblemethodsofeffectivenote-taking.Torealizethisaim,itincorporatestheDanielGile’sEffortModeltheorytoanalyzewhynote-takingisthetriggeringfactorinconsecutiveinterpretation.Anditillustratesthenatureofnote-takingfromtwoaspects:
(1)thebasicpremiseofnote-taking,includingcomprehension,attentionandmemory;
(2)theprinciplesofnote-taking.Thispaperrelatesinterpretingtheoriestointerpretingteachingmethods,tryingtoputforwardsuggestionsforteachinginordertodealwithpracticalinterpretingproblemsandfacilitatethequalityofinterpretation.
Keywords:
note-taking;DanielGile’sEffortModel;teachingsuggestions
中文摘要
笔记是口译员必须掌握的技巧之一。
在交替传译中,有效的笔记能够减轻口译员的记忆压力,提示所记忆的内容,并最终提高口译质量。
但是,大量的证据表明,如果笔记的处理方式不正确,对笔记认识不当,那么它就可能成为影响译员理解原语并实现正确传译的干扰因素之一。
鉴于这一问题的重要性,本文的根本目的在于让读者能够正确地认识交传笔记的积极作用,并进而探讨有效记笔记的方法。
为了实现这一目的,本文通过结合DanielGile的认知负荷模式,从两大方面着手,探讨笔记的性质:
(1)记录笔记的基本前提,包括理解、注意和记忆;
(2)笔记的原则。
基于这一分析,本文将口译理论跟口译教学法联系起来,进而提出有一定意义的教学建议,希望能够帮助口译学生解决实际的口译问题,进一步提高笔记技能与口译质量。
关键词:
交替传译笔记;认知负荷模式;教学建议
1.Introduction
WithChina’simplementationofreformandopeninguppolicy,themarketfortranslationandinterpretationhassignificantlyboomedup.Inthe“globalvillage”,itisobviousthattranslationandinterpretationserveasanimportantroleinfacilitatingthemutualcommunicationbetweenpeoplefromothersideoftheworld.Fortunately,wearegladtoseeconsecutiveinterpretationhasbeenwidelyusedinbusinesstalks,negotiations,pressreleases,seminarsandsoon.Onethingwecannotneglectisnote-takingwhenwespeakofconsecutiveinterpretation.Asacommunicativeact,interpretationdemandstheinterpreter,whoalsoactsasacommunicator,todelivertheaccurateinformationtothespeakerandtheaudience.Inthisparticularsituation,effectivenote-takingcanplayanimportantroleinhelpingtheinterpreterbetterperformhisorherjob.Bytakingnotes,theinterpretercanwritedownsomeimportantinformationtoremindhimorherofthesourcelanguage.Inconsecutiveinterpretation,withthehelpofnotes,interpreterscaneasilyreproducethespeech.Unfortunately,noteveryinterpreter’snotescanturnouttobehelpful.Ineffectivenote-takingisstillverycommon.Interpretersstillhavedifficultyintakingeffectivenotesbecauseofavarietyofreasons.Therefore,thisthesisistofocusonnote-takingproblemsintheprocessofinterpretation.Wehopethisthesiscanthrowlightuponasystematicnote-takingtrainingandoffersomeadviceininterpretationteaching.
Thisthesisisorganizedasfollows.Itisdividedintotwosections.Thefirstsectionisfortheintroductionofconsecutiveinterpretation.Bypresentingthedifferencesbetweentheconsecutiveinterpretationandsimultaneousinterpretation,itaimstogivethereadersageneralideaabouttheconsecutiveinterpretationandfurthergiverisetothefunctionsofnote-takinginconsecutiveinterpretation.Thesecondsectionisaboutnote-takinginconsecutiveinterpretation.Itisdividedintothreechapters.Thenatureofnote-takingwillbeinChapterthree.Basedonthisverynature,atheoryisintroduced,DanielGile’sEffortModel,whichisinChapter3.Andthepossiblefactorsthataffectefficientnote-takingintheprocessofinterpretationwillbeinthenextfollowingchapter.Thelastchapterwillincludesomesuggestionsforeffectivenote-taking,alongwithConclusion.Theyaresupposedtohaveaninfluenceonpeoplewhoareengagedininterpretingcareer.
2.ConsecutiveInterpretation
2.1ConsecutiveinterpretationasaCommunicativeAct
Intranslationsituation,thesourceandthetargettextsareconductedinaseparatetranslationsituation,whichisfreefromthetext’scommunicativesituations.However,ininterpretation,thesourceandthetargetcommunicationtakeplaceunderthesamesituation.Therefore,consecutiveinterpretationisalsoacommunicativeact,asRoderick(2002:
41)saidinhisbookConferenceInterpretationExplained“Interpretationisaprofessionthatisallaboutcommunication”.Asacommunicativeact,theinterpreterisrequiredtohaveabetterunderstandingofthesourcelanguageandalsothetargetlanguage,inordertoreproducetheeffectivecommunicationbetweenthespeakerandthelistener.Besides,itisalsotheinterpreter’sresponsibilitytoexpresswellinthecourseofinterpretation.Therefore,whenitcomestoexpressiveness,effectivenote-takingplaysanindispensableroleinhelpingtheinterpretersexpressthemselvesbetter.
2.2Thedifferencebetweenconsecutiveinterpretationandsimultaneousinterpretation
Consecutiveinterpretation,oneearliestwayofoperationusedinconferenceinterpretation,isnowmainlyusedonoccasionssuchasbusinesstalks,negotiations,pressreleases,seminarsandsoon.Sittinginconferenceroom,whiletheinterpreterislisteningtothesourcelanguagespeech,heorsheisalsotakingnotes.Whenthespeakercomestotheendofhisorherspeech,orthespeakerstopsandwaitsforinterpretation,theinterpreterexpresseswhatthespeakerhasjustsaidwithclear,naturaltargetlanguage,accuratelyandcompletely,justasitishimselforherselfwhoisgivingaspeech.Consecutiveinterpretationinconferencesrequiresaninterpretertolistentoaslongasfivetotenminutes’continuousspeech,andusehisorhergoodspeakingskillstointerpretthewholecontentsofthespeakercompletelyandaccurately.Inconsecutiveinterpretation,theinterpreterhastheadvantageofknowingthelineofargumentbeforeheinterprets.Besides,theinterpretercantakenotesduringtheprocessoftheinterpretation.However,thetimewhichtheinterpreterenjoysinconsecutiveinterpretationislackinginsimultaneousinterpretation.Simultaneousinterpreteristhemostfrequentlyusedwayofoperationinmanyconferencestoday.Ateamofinterpreters,workinginthesimultaneousinterpretationbooth,whichisequippedwithspecialnoisetransmission(oftenknownasa"box"),andthisvery"box"islocatedatthevenue,throughaglasswindowcandirectlyseethespokesmanorspokeswoman,projectionscreen,aswellastheentireconferenceon-site.Theinterpreterisrequiredtointerpretwhatthespeakerhasjustsaidinanaccuratewaywhileheorsheislisteningtothespeakerthroughtheheadset.
2.3Thefunctionofnote-takinginconsecutiveinterpretation
Inconsecutiveinterpretation,theinterpreterhastowaitbeforeheorshecandeliver.So,therearealotoftoodetailedinformationandcontextstobegot,whichwilladdpressuretotheinterpreter’smemory.Withnote-taking,wecanrecordthearrangementofideas,thusnote-takingisimportantforthegainingofstructure.
Firstly,notescanimprovetheinterpreter’sconcentration.(鲍刚,2005:
50)Wheninthelongperiodofinterpretation,theinterpreterislikelytofeelbored,ortobedistractedfromotherpotentialfactors.Bytakingnotes,theinterpretercanconcentrateonthesourcelanguageandthetargetlanguageandfacilitatetheanalysisofthespeech.
Secondly,noteshelptheinterpreterrelievethepressureofmemory.Althoughtheinterpreterhasreceivedplentyofprofessionaltraininginnote-taking,ascommonpeople,heorshecanhardlyrememberthewholespeechindetailsbecausetheshort-termmemorycanonlylastforalimitedamountoftime.Byrecordingthespecificdetailsanddatasuchasnumbers,places,time,etc,note-takingcansafetheinterpreterfromthetroubleofrememberingthewholethinginmind.
Thirdly,notescanprovidetheinterpreterwithcuestohelprecalltheinformationinthespeech.Withthehelpofnotes,theinterpreterwillfinditeasierandclearertovisualizethemainideasandthestructureofthewholespeech.Theskillofnote-takingisveryhelpfultointerpreters,thestructureofaspeechisreflectedinnotes,andthenotesinturnwillbeusedasabeacontorecallthespeech.
Asimportantasitis,note-takingisnotsupposedtoconsumealotofenergyinconsecutiveinterpretation.AccordingtoGile’sEffortModeltheory(whichwillbeillustratedinthenextsection),aninterpretershouldnotpaytoomuchattentiontonote-taking,foritwillconsumealotofattentionthatshouldbeallocatedtolistening,analyzing,understanding,memorizingandrendering,whichwillinevitablyaffectthequalityofinterpretation.
Inbrief,note-takingisofgreatimportanceforinterpreterstobetterperformtheirtasks,buttheinterpretersarenotexpectedtototallydependonnote-taking.
3.TheNatureofNote-takinginConsecutiveInterpretation
3.1Thebasicpremiseofnote-taking
3.1.1Comprehension
Inconsecutiveinterpretation,comprehensionplaysacriticalpartindeterminingthefollowingdiscourse.Someinterpreterstendtofocusonsomesuperficialwords,thoughtheycansucceedintakingdownsomedetailedinformation,suchasfigures,places,ortimeandsoon.Theycannotfullyunderstandwhatthespeakerreallywantstoexpressandthepurposeofthespeaker.Interpretationaimsnotthelanguageitself,butthecontextitwantstoconveytotheaudience.Whenundersomenervoussituations,wearelikelytofailtograspthemeaningofwhatthespeakersaysbe