A Study Of Information Reorganization In Consecutive Interpretation From The Perspective Of Schema Theory

Interpretation is firstly viewed as a linguistic undertaking, which is closely related to the interpreter's efforts. In interpretation,the knowledge and cognitive ability of an interpreter is of high importance to the interpreting activities. In detail, those qualities will impact the listening comprehension, short-term memory and language production and enhance the interpreter's initiative in interpreting. Knowledge and cognitive ability of an interpreter are rich in contents, including the interpreter's schema, which is indispensable for a successful interpreting activity. Schema refers to an orderly arranged knowledge system on which people depend to get to know the world. Generally, schema can be categorized into three aspects: language schemata (pronunciation, words, grammar, syntax and other basic knowledge), content schemata (the background knowledge and information relevant to the context) and structure schemata (knowledge of discourse concerning different subjects or topics).This paper examines the impact of schema on information reorganization in consecutive interpretation. Information reorganization includes the listening comprehension and language production in interpretation. Listening comprehension is the first step in interpretation, which plays a vital role in the interpreting process and paved the way for other efforts in interpretation. The production process is the delivery of receptor language with a view of bridging the communication between speakers and receptors. The study of this paper will be conducted based on the four effort models within Gile's theory framework, namely, listening and comprehension, noting, short-term memory and coordination of those efforts. Within Gile's multi-effort model, this paper focuses on the impact of schema on listening comprehension, short-term memory and language production.By this study, interpreters can find effective guidance in practice, which will remarkably strengthen the interpreter's confidence and improve their interpreting skills.