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An Experimental Study Of Interpreting Teaching Based On Sense Theory

Posted on:2012-01-10Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H Q YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330341450591Subject:English Language and Literature
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China has been engaging in more and more in international contacts in recent years. In this context, more and more qualified interpreters are in great need to ensure effective communication linguistically and culturally. Meanwhile, interpreting research is getting more and more attention due to the great need for qualified interpreters in China. The national symposiums on interpreting research since 1996 have marked the development of interpreting studies in China. In general, one of the major problems in interpreting studies in China is that very little empirical research has been done on interpreting. Recently, there is the opinion that the training of interpreters should focus on skills and techniques rather than thematic subjects in the field of professional interpreting.Interpreting researchers think that public speaking skills and strategies in interpreting training are considered rather important in enhancing interpreter's competence in terms of interpreting, but what they advocate has not been given much attention in interpreting teaching. With scientific data collection and analysis, the author tries to explain and testify the application of public speaking techniques and strategies theoretically and practically in the process of interpretation communication. Through which the author hopes that learning and mastering the art of public speaking is seen as a necessity for interpreters, and that public speaking courses are set up in interpreting curriculum.The thesis discusses the effect public speaking training has on interpreting based on the Theory of Sense and tries to prove it through an interpreting teaching experiment. Based on the Theory of Sense, the author analyzes the similarities and differences between public speaking and interpreting in depth. The author documents that public speaking skills play a positive role in interpreting. According to her teaching experience, the author also explains how to insert public speaking skills and strategies into interpreting teaching practice. Through an interpreting teaching experiment, the author tries to prove that interpreting training can improve students'consecutive interpreting. After analyzing the experimental data by SPSS 17.0, the author finds that more effective interpreting can be achieved by learning some public speaking skills and integrating them into interpreting practice. Based on the experimental results and a discussion of theory, a conclusion is drawn that integrating public speaking skills training into interpreting training can improve students'performance in consecutive interpreting. Further suggestions are derived from this experimental research, hoping that interpreting-oriented public speaking, listening and speaking courses can be set up.
Keywords/Search Tags:the Theory of Sense, Consecutive Interpreting, Public Speaking, Communication
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