Reflection on Consecutive Interpreting Note-taking Textbooks Published in China

Jing Luo; Xiao Ma

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Reflection on Consecutive Interpreting Note-taking Textbooks Published in China

Jing Luo, Xiao Ma

Published in International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 5, Issue 1)

Received: 28 April 2019 Accepted: 30 May 2019 Published: 11 June 2019

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Abstract

Increasing international exchanges have made consecutive interpreting more and more prevalent nowadays, and the success of consecutive interpreting activities is, to a large extent, dependent on the interpreters’ memory of the speaker's source information, and in order to do that, interpreters need to take notes in a methodical manner, which helps interpreters to enhance their concentration, activate memory, ensure accuracy, and reduce memory burden, thus improving the overall quality of consecutive interpreting. However, note-taking skills do not receive a fair amount of attention in interpreting textbooks, previous studies on and textbooks of consecutive interpreting usually overemphasize the individuality of the note-taking method and symbols system while neglecting the regularity and universality underpinning the note-taking system. This paper addresses this neglected aspect of consecutive interpreting note-taking textbook research and chooses four major note-taking textbooks published in China, comparing and analyzing their merits and demerits in terms of their positioning, theoretical elaboration of note-taking skills and the choice of note-taking practice materials etc. Four suggestions are presented as the findings of this study: 1). Clarify textbook positioning. 2). Combine note-taking techniques with selected exercise topics. 3). Diversify training materials and training methods. 4) Offer audio or video practice material so as to form a three-dimensional note-taking textbook system, which may hopefully provide some food for thought for the further compilation, development and research of note-taking textbooks.

Published in	International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation (Volume 5, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijalt.20190501.12
Page(s)	9-14
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Note-taking Skill, Textbook Positioning, Note-Taking Theory, Note-Taking Practice

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Jing Luo, Xiao Ma. (2019). Reflection on Consecutive Interpreting Note-taking Textbooks Published in China. International Journal of Applied Linguistics and Translation, 5(1), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijalt.20190501.12

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Jing Luo

Translation and Interpreting Department, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China
Xiao Ma

Translation and Interpreting Department, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China

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