The Contents Setting And Meanings Of Interpreting Teaching-From The Angle Of The Interpreters' Qualifications

Interpretation, as an uprising and promising profession, is quite demanding in the qualifications and performances of the interpreters. With the emergence of"Interpretation Heat Wave", an increasing number of people are engaged in the training course of interpretation. However, the number of qualified interpreters is a far cry from meeting demands. Based on this phenomenon, the thesis aims at discussing and analyzing the problems existing in the current interpreting teaching and training, and dishes out some suggestions regarding the contents setting and arrangement of interpreting teaching. It also opens a discussion on the meanings of interpreting teaching with the hope of helping improve this course.The development and improvement of interpreting teaching and training is the inevitable outcome of the development of interpretation as a profession. The basic concepts and models of interpretation have determined the developing trend of interpretation. In return, this up-rising profession and its current features will instruct the contents setting and the meanings of interpreting teaching and training. The gap between teaching and its practical application has exposed the problems existing in the current interpreting teaching model. Under the rapid developing trend of interpretation, the expectations of clients are on the increase, which calls for interpreters with better qualifications and performances. The thesis analyzes the appropriate contents setting to fulfill the purpose of cultivating qualified interpreters and points out the problems existing in the current interpreting teaching and training, such as the inadequate teaching resources in terms of trainers and teaching materials, and the negative impact on the trainees due to the traditional teaching model, such as the fixed teaching time and teaching site. Based on these findings, it dishes out tentative suggestions on the improvement of interpreting teaching and training from the angle of the interpreters'qualifications. It also opens a discussion on the meanings of interpreting teaching and training, especially from the angle of trainees, possibly the potential interpreters. This thesis, by case study and comparison, is to give suggestions on the reform and improvement on the current interpreting teaching and training. It also points out that the tentative suggestions proposed are to be verified through practice. Thus, it calls for more research and study in this filed to better this promising profession.