This course consists of 6 units and 1 revision.
For the first three lectures, each one consists of two parts: theory and practice.
The other three lectures are interpretation exercises to improve the memorizing
and note-taking skills. The last one is a revision. The practice focuses on
familiar topics and concerned issues such as culture, tourism, environment,
health, education, population and poverty. Unit 1 shows the difference between translation
and interpretation, the roles and qualities required in an interpreter;
introduce interpreting methods; analyze the interpretation process; emphasizes
the importance of public speaking in interpretation. Unit 2 introduces types of
memory, memory stages, causes of poor memory performance, and tips for
effective memory. Unit 3 presents the key aspects of note-taking such as the
reason, the time, the content, and the methods of note-taking during the
interpretation.