Reflections On Current Interpretation Teaching

Interpretation means an extempore oral reproduction, in one language, of what is said in another language. It is a "bridge" of communication between peoples of different languages. With the development of our country, we communicate more with foreign countries, so the need for interpreters is increasing rapidly, and the requirement for interpreters is also increasing. Under this circumstance, the choice of content and teaching methods of interpretation course become a problem for English teachers who teach interpretation course.Interpretation teaching is skill-training course. It is an advanced course for English major students that requires the students to be excellent in language, culture, and master the skills of listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating. The main task for interpretation teaching is to train the students' interpretation competence by teaching them relative theories and giving them a lot of exercises.Interpretation course should be offered to the students under the guidance of theories. Of many theories of interpretation, the author thinks that the characteristics of interpretation, the requirement for interpreters, the process of interpreting and criteria for interpretation should be taught to the students. Skill training for the students should focus on listening, memorizing, paraphrasing, figures, note taking, and so on. Teachers should remind the students over and over again to memorize and interpret the "meaning" of the original materials, not linguistic forms. Different styles have different features and different requirements for interpreting, so teachers are advised to arrange materials of various styles, such as narrative speeches, argumentative speeches and introductory speeches, for the students to get familiar with the features.It is gratifying to find that more and more people have devoted themselves to interpretation and interpretation teaching. Interpretation teaching must have a bright future. Sincerely hope the author's effort can provide some valuable suggestions for interpretation teaching.