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第二次课
Skills Training ( I)
Retention and Dictation; Retention and Retelling
（Chinese)
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Focus
I. Retention, Dictation and Retelling 1. Retention: the ability to keep something in your
a basic skill an indispensable aid to interpreting a supplement to short-term memory, easing
the burden of the brain
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2. Distinctive features of note-taking in interpreting
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Focus
I. Note-taking in interpreting II. Illustration of note-taking III. Note-taking Practice IV. Comments, discussions and
conclusion
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Focus
I. Note-taking in Interpreting 1. Necessity
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Focus
Illustration of Practice
E.g.1 You will hear:
20世纪末，金融风暴席卷亚洲，朝韩双方都面临
经济危机。// 为了获取援助，朝鲜鼓励与韩国民间的经
济交流；韩国则大力推行〝阳光政策〞，借此密切南北交 流。（Dictation first）
First, you are responsible for the logical and appropriate division of thesection into two parts, as marked by 〝// 〞in the script. Then you will be required to make dictation of the first part of the section from 〝20世纪 末……〝 to 〞……经济危机。〞After that, you will be required to retell the rest part of the section from 〝为了获 取援助……〞to 〝。。。。。。南北交流。〞
第一次课
Course Description and
Interpreting Numbers
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Focus
I. Course Description 1. Time: fall and spring semester 2. Length: 64 hours 3. Feature: practice-oriented 3. Requirements: ---regular attendance
1. Finish what is left in Unit 1&2 of Chen’s book1
2. Listen to and dictate the sentences on Pg. 2829
3. Listen to and retell the sentences on Pg. 43-46
symbols
individual and personal
indispensable but not all-mighty
adequate practice is a must for being a skilled note-taker
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3. Language to be used in note-taking
no absolute rule
depending on the preference of individual interpreters
English ( abbreviations, initials, etc); Chinese ( characters, Pinyin); a combination; signs and symbols
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E.g.2 You will hear:
Christmas trees have been in fashion for at least 400
years. More than 35 million shoppers pay an average of $32
for a fresh tree every year. // There is a trend toward more
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Version 1: 时尚的恶快速更新使你始终忙 于应付。但是牛仔裤总在时尚之列，既舒 适又美观。（笔译）
Version 2: 时尚变化很快，你总是得购买 新的东西。但是牛仔裤永远时尚，他们穿 着舒适，看上去总是很棒。（口译）
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Assignments
1. Review the previous practice ( Unit 1-5) 2. Preview the handouts about note-taking
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Assignments
1. Do the in-class practice again, compare the notes made
2. Finish the practice in Unit4 3. Review the previous practice
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第五次课
Skills Training ( 4 )
different from shorthand
shorthand: a complete system of symbols which
need to be deciphered
note-taking: jotting down of key words in the
form of simple characters, words or
( English)
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Procedures
I. Warming-up activity II. Practice on retention and dictation III. Practice on retention and retelling IV. Assignments
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Assignments
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第六次课
Skills Training ( 5 ) : Note-Taking
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4. Suggested ways to take notes
make a logical analysis of the original speech catch the key words that contain the message of
Retention, Listening and Translation ( E-C )
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Focus
I. Practice on retention, listening and translation
II. Comments and discussions III. Assignments
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the speech write words or symbols sparingly and in
columns remember the beginning and the end of the speech pay special attention to transitional words
2. Listen to and dictate the sentences on Pg.27 3. Listen to and retell the sentences on Pg.42-43
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第三次课
Skills Training ( II) Retention and Dictation; Retention and Retelling
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5. Suggested formats of note-taking
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6. Suggested symbols and abbreviations to be used in note-taking ( See handouts)
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II. Illustration of note-taking
3) indefinite numbers
2. Interpreting numbers
---interpret from Chinese to English* E.g. 听：二十三万八千九百六十八 写：23，8963 译：238’963
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Assignment
1. Finish Interpreting exercise in Feng’s book 2. Work in pairs to interpret 6-9 numbers
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Comments and Discussions 分析重点：笔译和口译的差别
E.g. Fashion changes quickly, and you have to buy new things all the time. But jeans always stay in fashion. They are comfortable and always look good.
mind 2. Dictation: a word-for-word reproduction of the