Information Processing Model For Simultaneous Interpretation And Memory Training Strategies

This thesis discusses the SI-specific memory processing and its applications in SI trainings. It starts from the review of the two memory processing models in cognitive psychology, using Cowan's Embedded Process Model as the framework to analyze the memory processes in simultaneous interpretation. Based on this model and Gile's Effort Model for simultaneous interpretation, the author presents the Memory Processing Model for Simultaneous Interpretation in order to help readers understand how the brain performs simultaneous interpretation and how input information of the source language is processed in memory system and produced as the target language. The two factors that account for the success of simultaneous interpretation are working memory capacity and efficiency. As altering capacity is hardly humanly possible, the training strategies should be mainly focused on how to enhance working memory efficiency. Skills and training methods like shadowing exercise, simplification and building up knowledge backup in LTM are introduced, aiming at attacking low efficiency information transaction between central executive and other subordinate parts; between FOA and active memory; and between active memory and long term memory. These strategies and skills will contribute to the improvement of the memory performance in simultaneous interpretation but require interpreters'time and energy to build themselves up in an all-round way.