Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book

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Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book brings together a comprehensive compilation of tried and tested practical exercises which hone the sub-skills that make up successful conference interpreting Unique in its exclusively practical focus, Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book, serves as a reference for students and teachers seeking to solve specific interpreting-related difficulties. By breaking down the necessary skills and linking these to the most relevant and effective exercises students can target their areas of weakness and work more efficiently towards greater interpreting competence. Split into four parts, this Practice Book includes a detailed introduction offering general principles for effective practice drawn from the author’s own extensive experience as an interpreter and interpreter-trainer. The second ‘language’ section covers language enhancement at this very high level, an area that standard language courses and textbooks are unable to deal with. The last two sections cover the key sub-skills needed to effectively handle the two components of conference interpreting; simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book is non language-specific and as such is an essential resource for all interpreting students regardless of their language combination. Cover Conference Interpreting Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction About this book How to use this book Part A: Practice How to practise A.1–A.15 Practice material A.16–A.24 Preparation A.25–A.37 Feedback A.38–A.50 Part B: Language General knowledge B.1–B.17 Improving your passive languages B.18–B.33 Improving your active languages B.34–B.85 Part C: Consecutive interpreting Delivery C.1–C.25 Active listening and analysis C.26–C.69 Memory and recall C.70–C.99 Note-taking C.100–C.124 Reformulation C.125–C.128 Self-monitoring C.129–C.130 Split attention C.131–C.140 Part D: Simultaneous interpreting Delivery D.1–D.6 Split attention D.7–D.22 Time lag/Décalage D.23–D.30 Anticipation D.31–D.42 Reformulation D.43–D.82 Self-monitoring D.83–D.90 Stress management D.91–D.108 Glossary Bibliography Index