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Trained to Be Reflective Interpreter Trainees【Abstract】The thesis aims to provide the interpreter trainees with an effective way of learning during and after their training process by observing and explaining how the learning as well as practice is promoted effectively and consciously through reflective activities.【Key words】reflective learning； reflective practice； interpreter training； interpreter trainees1.IntroductionIn this thesis，the central theme of how interpreter training can be effectively and consciously promoted in terms of the trainee is introduced and analyzed on the theoretical basis.2.What is an InterpreterThe origin of interpretation in its broader sense can be dated back into ancient time when people speaking different languages need do communicate with each other for purpose of trading or learning.However，the interpreter is not regarded as a professional until World War I when professional interpreters were recruited for the Paris Peace Conference.The role of the interpreter tends to be underestimated as merely linguistic transmitting.The truth，however，which has been discussed by lots of researchers （see Bell 2001，Bassnett 2004，Nida 2001 and Newmark 2001 etc.） is that the obstacles to communication as well as the role of Translator are more than linguistic aspect.Since interpreting is a kind of communication （see Jones 2008，Gile 1995，etc.），the role of interpreters is related to removing the obstacles to communication and facilitating the communication.In Jones’words，‘in all of their work，interpreters must bridge the cultural and conceptual gaps separating the participants in a meeting’ （ibid）.For Gile （1995），what interpreters do is to provide communication service for the purpose of informing，explaining and/or persuading the listeners with the ideas of the speakers.3.An Overview of Interpreter TrainingIn order to work independently as a professional interpreter after formal training，the goals and objectives that should be achieved during the train