Lesson 2

Content

Interpretation skill: short-term memory

Effort models

Daniel Gile (1995) 能力负荷模式 Two phases of consecutive interpreting: Phase 1: I=L+M+N Phase 2: I=Rem+Read+P

1)Importance of a good memory (several seconds~15 minutes， 120~220 words/m)

2)Can be trained

3)Memory useful to interpreters: the ability to learn by heart (no)

remember things said moments before (yes)

4)Meaning Vs Memory meaning> active memory, shorter to be co

mmitted, and once broken from original language form, can stay much longer

Vs words > only a faint impression

5)Short-term memory (verbal) Vs Long-term memory(non-verbal)

7-8 discrete info points capacity unlimited 20~30 sec much longer active stowed away, need to be activated

6)In interpreting, memory last only a short time, therefore, STM should be prioritized in memory training

Short-term memory

To reproduce the main idea and relevant details of a discourse without taking any notes.

Listening Analyzing What, who, when, how, why

Basis for note-taking (or else, scattered info)

Memory training

a. Source language reproduction b. Target language reproduction c. Shadowing d. Logic analysis

Memory training 1)Develop your own ways of strengthening memor

y power, retrieval cues (clues for recalling) 2)Must be concentrated on topic under discussion 3)Retrieval cues:

Time order: narrations, stories, history, etc Spatial order: visualization, eg. 东西南北中，由原及近，由近及远， etc.

Logic order: logic of reasoning

Reproduce the information in different wordings from the original text.