A Contrastive Analysis Of Strategies In Interpretation Training And Foreign Language Teaching

This thesis, through the comparison between strategies adopted in interpretation training and foreign language teaching, intends to show the sharp differences between the two so as to promote the professionalization of interpretation training.Since interpretation split from translation and started to evolve into an independent discipline in 1950s, the professionalization of interpretation has undergone tremendous development and has won impressive progress in the world. But in China, there's still a misconception, which is quite widespread, that interpretation training is a part and means of foreign language teaching. In order to correct this misunderstanding, I, in my thesis, first try to set a clear definition of"interpretation", and make a description of the interpretation process, through which I further identify some ideal qualities in an interpreter. Then in accordance with those desired qualities required for the accomplishment of a high-quality interpretation, I try to detail some strategies for interpretation training. In the following part, I deviate a little from interpretation and make a historic review of various methodologies in foreign language teaching, with a particular focus on their objectives and teaching methods. After separate elaborations on interpretation training and foreign language teaching, I make a comparison of the two on the basis of their objectives, selection criteria, teaching strategies and assessment means. Through this thorough comparison, we can easily come to the conclusion that interpretation, as an independent and multidisciplinary profession, calls for professional, scientific and systematic training, which is highly complicated and distinct from language teaching.