On Anticipation As A Tactic In Simultaneous Interpretation

This paper intends to explore the tactic of anticipation employed in simultaneous interpretation (SI) and locate possible means for MTI (Master of Translation and Interpreting) students to apply this tactic in their training.SI is a multi-tasking activity demanding the concurrent operations of listening, memory and production, which poses great difficulties to the interpreters. The application of anticipation can well facilitate the performance of SI.The significance of anticipation can be well illustrated in light of Gile’s Effort Model and Schema Theory. On the basis of these theories, the author examines and analyzes the practicing materials and recordings from some training sessions in MTI learning. Moreover, the author seeks to examine how anticipation is used in C-E SI from the perspective of linguistic anticipation and non-linguistic anticipation. Finally, based on all these observations and analyses, the author puts forward the specific methods for MTI students to master the tactic of anticipation, including improving bilingual language proficiency, full preparations before SI and accumulation of encyclopedic knowledge.