How To Utilize Note-taking To Improve The Performance Of Consecutive Interpreting

Nowadays, as an essential category of interpretation, consecutive interpretingplays an important role in the world. Great achievements have been made inconsecutive interpretation in the past several decades. A large number of books oninterpretation have been published, a large portion of which are focused on the skills ofinterpreting. Among them, note-taking is dealt with the most.No one can ignore the function of notes in consecutive interpreting. Theimportance of note-taking has stimulated the interests of oral interpreting circle.However, note-taking is still considered as an action with high individuality. There arenot so many theories which related to the note-taking. As an interpreter, one alwayscome up with some questions, how can we take note-taking as our supplement inconsecutive interpreting? It is possible for us to learn a set of note-taking which willbenefit for our lifetime?As an indispensable part in consecutive interpreting, research on note-taking hasattracted the attention of scholars’ and researchers’ from all over the world since itsemergence. In thesis, the author has tried to conduct some preliminary research onnote-taking with related theories and case analysis. Firstly, the author introduces thehistory and development of consecutive interpreting. Secondly, the author expoundsthe function of note-taking in consecutive interpreting based on human’s memory.Thirdly, with the help of Daniel Gile’s Model, the author explains the necessity andfeasibility of note-taking in consecutive interpreting. Lastly, the author analyzes somecases and summarizes the features of note-taking in consecutive interpreting and someprinciples that call for special attention in note-taking.