Outline and areas covered:
I. Introduction
II. General skills
-summary
-paraphrasing
-memory
-noting numbers
III. Lecture organization
-narrative
-descriptive
-process
-definition
-cause and effect
-examples
-compare and contrast
IV. Types of Interpretation
-consecutive interpretation
a) short consecutive
b) long consecutive
-simultaneous interpretation
a) with outline
b) without scripts
c) with scripts
V. Presentation skills
-voice
-stress
-rhythm
-intonation
-organization of materials
Presentation topics:
1. Describe one piece of art work/one of your favorite places on campus (with
history/story)
2. Give a graduation speech as the valedictorian for the class on commencement
3. Report on your field of study with a focus on one subject
4. Reflect on a movie/book/incident (with cause-effect or comparison/contrast)
5. Group choice for mock conference
Form a group of four and each one has a role to play in the group. Function and role
of each student in the group:
1. speaker: preparing a speech
2. interpreter: working as a liaison/interpreter for the group
3. evaluator: evaluating and assessing the performance of the speaker and interpreter
(hand out your observation to the group members)
4. note-taker/observer: observing the performance of the whole class as a whole, the
best speaker or interpreter of the week (hand out the observation sheet to the
speaker or interpreter in question)
Notes on student delivery:
1. pre-conference meeting between speaker and interpreter
2. student delivery (speaker and interpreter)
3. post-conference meeting between speaker, interpreter and evaluator, discussing the
result of interpretation or delivery, feedback to speakers and interpreters
4. evaluator speaks on the result of their discussion: points for improvements etc. (use
evaluation sheet below as a point of departure for discussion.)
Assignments:
1. Speech delivery: Each student will deliver 3-5 speeches in the semester—three
individual speeches and two group speech. Each speech varies from 5-10 minutes
long. Requirements for speeches vary: one has to have an outline, one in full script,
and one with notes only.
2. Terminology: for group speeches, terminology list should be prepared and given
to the class.
3. Each group member takes turns to perform different roles and shares the
reflections with others.
Techniques to learn and things important in interpretation
1. Good practice
2.
3.
4.
5.
Good preparation (communication with speakers)
oral not written (relying on spoken words not written texts)
terminology
background information
6. organization
7. comprehension
QUALITY OF AN INTERPRETER
反應快
語言熟習度高
專業勇氣
集中力
抗壓力
背景知識
理解力高
表達能力好
組織能力
清晰度
流暢度
好奇心
廣泛涉獵
會社交
合群