| Due to the widespread use of internet, rapid development of the IT and frequent international exchanges, telephone and other media interpreting forms are becoming indispensable in international communication. OPI(over-the-phone interpreting) prevails in the U.S. and presents alluring prospect in terms of its market potential. Though this new modality of interpreting has been introduced to China already, little attention is paid to it and related research can rarely be found. Therefore, OPI poses a new challenge to interpreters and also present a new topic for interpreter training. Currently in China, qualified OPI interpreters are limited and interpreter training can hardly meet the ever-changing market demand. The primary objective of this dissertation is to address such issues as the features of this new form of interpretation, requirements for OPI interpreters and proposals for OPI interpreter training.Differing from other service professions, interpreting is largely a communicative linguistic activity involving the application of an assortment of skills. To meet the need of the market, OPI interpreter training should first and foremost aim at cultivating professional interpreters with multiple skills applicable on various interpreting occasions. The teaching of OPI, therefore, should center on the instruction and practice of pragmatic interpreting skills instead of merely imparting translation theory or presenting interpreting subjects. To reach this end, qualified teachers play a significant role and textbooks of various types as well as multi-media means are strongly recommended. For a professional, it is essential to establish an awareness as a service provider and obey the professional ethic codes prescribed by this profession. For OPI interpreter training, the key is to create a freer atmosphere in an isolated place for the students as an OPI interpreter works in a solitary circumstance that deprives of the visibility of his clients. The approaches can be back-to-back interpreting exercise and simulation of the real situations. At the end of this thesis, the author points out that the emergence of OPI as well as other media interpreting forms foreshadows the probability of the domination of machine interpretation in near future. |
