口译教案 连传技巧教案.doc

Teaching Notes for Consecutive Interpreting (CI) Techniques 连传技巧教案 （非限制性选修） Course Introduction (Week 1) Procedures: Self-introduction Discipline 3 times of absence for no plausible reason leads to failure Assessment criteria 50/50 Course description skill-oriented: memory training, public speaking, figures, note-taking, etc. Introduction on the profession of interpreting history of development types of interpreting requirements for qualified interpreters 6. Assignment: reading Interpreters to the World The following passage is an excerpt from the article Interpreters to The World by Lawrence Elliott, which will give us a better picture of the profession of interpreting. Interpreters to the World At a banquet in 1945, marking the end of a Second World War summit meeting in Yalta, Stalin rose to propose a toast: “To those whose work is arduous indeed. We rely on them to convey our every word, so that even tonight, as we relax and enjoy ourselves, they must labour on. Let us drink then to the interpreters.” These days, as leaders of all nations come together more and more often to strengthen ties or resolve differences, international spokesmen rely heavily on expert linguists to transmit – often by simultaneous translation. Like electricity, a good interpreter is never notices unless something goes wrong. The pressure is terrific. One diplomatic interpreter offered a wry description of himself as a man with a ruined liver and worse nerves. There are two dozens or so recognized interpreters’ schools in Europe and America. To be admitted to these schools, an applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree and be as proficient in at least two foreign languages as he is in his own. He also must be equipped with a razor-sharp mind, split-second reaction, the temperament of a cow and the stamina of a bull, for the two to four-year course covers the whole range of subjects, from art to zoology. In the practice class, the students are bombarded with idioms, clichés, accents,