Note-taking for Consecutive Interpreting (Translation Practices Explained) - Softcover

Gillies, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113812320X ISBN 13: 9781138123205

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Note-taking for Consecutive Interpreting: A Short Course is the essential step-by-step guide to the skill of note-taking. The system, made up of a range of tried and tested techniques, is simple to learn, consistent and efficient. Each chapter presents a technique, with examples, tasks and exercises. This second edition has been extensively revised throughout, including:

• an updated chapter on speech analysis
• new chapters on comparisons and links
• revised example speeches and notes
• a summary of other authors' note-taking guidelines for comparison and reference (Part III).

The author uses English throughout – explaining how and where to locate material for other languages – thus providing a sound base for all those working in the areas of conference interpreting and consecutive interpreting in any language combination. This user-friendly guide is a particularly valuable resource for student interpreters, professionals looking to refresh their skills, and interpreter trainers looking for innovative ways of approaching note-taking.

About this title

From the Author

The first edition of this book was written in 2005 to fill a big hole on the interpreting literature market. At the time the only book that addressed note-taking in consecutive in any sort of user-friendly fashion was Rozan's 1958 classic La Prise de Notes... It was out of print entirely in French and my own translation into English for Tertium in Cracow in 2003 was not easy to get hold of). In any case consecutive had come a long way in the mean time and there were dozens of tricks and tips out there that had never been compiled in a single volume. This second edition, 10 years after the first, includes two entirely new chapters and some general tweaking that reflect 10 more years of teaching, reading and thinking about consecutive interpreting. The sister book, Consecutive Interpreting - A Short Course is out in February 2019.

About the Author

Andrew Gillies has worked as a freelance conference interpreter for more than 20 years. He works from French, German and Polish into English at a number of EU and European institutions as well as for private clients. He has a background in Teaching English as a foreign language and when not conference interpreting has trained conference interpreters at numerous universities around Europe as well as at for the European Parliament and the International Association of Conference Interpreters. 
For more see the Author page.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 113812320X
• ISBN 13: 9781138123205
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 302