The Teaching of Interpreting into B-Some Conclusions Gathered from 25 Years' Training Experience

Minns, Philip 한국국제회의통역학회 2002 통역과 번역 Vol.4 No.2

As globalisation and particularly EU enlargement generate more international meetings and contacts, a larger number of languages are being used in multilingual conferences throughout the world. Trainers of conference interpreters and the schools with which they are associated must respond to this challenge. Without taking a position on whether interpreting into A or into B produces better results, the author describes the methods he has used for the teaching of interpreting into B as ESIT and elsewhere over the past 25 years.

통역의 인지 과정과 이중 언어 습득의 이해를 통한 통역 교육 방안 연구

김대진 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.2

This study attempts to propose pedagogical methods for conference interpreters through the extensive investigation on components of cognitive processes of interpretation with an emphasis on memory, attention, and automaticity. Studies on bilingual acquisition research were also reviewed to better understand the psycholinguistic characteristics involved in conference interpretation. It was argued that comprehensive understanding of the cognitive processes underlying interpretation is prerequisite to prepare pedagogical methods for prospective interpreters. Theoretical foundations should be explored in conjunction with important cognitive processes. Pedagogical approaches to conference interpreter training should be geared to theoretical tenets gleaned from other related disciplines. Finally, several principles and detailed educational methods for interpreter training were suggested.

단어와 번역의 문제 : 러시아어 양상 소사의 한국어 번역을 중심으로

이혜승 한국국제회의통역학회 2001 통역과 번역 Vol.3 No.-

This paper purports to explore the process of translating specific words by focusing on how Russian modal particles are translated into Korean. This endeavor generally consents to the claim that the unit of translation should be a whole discourse or text, rather than a word. However, it will be pointed out that there are cases where a single word, including a modal particle, proves to be a serious obstacle in translating. This issue carries extra significance in case the translation is conducted between languages that have different grammatical categories, i.e., one with modal particles and one without. As a grammatical category that expresses various subjective emotional and psychological attitudes of the speaker to the content of utterance, modal particles present a substantial obstacle to translation into a language without modal particles. Various morphological changes are needed in order to cope with this difficulty, particularly when working with languages such as Russian and German, which have numerous modal particles. Against this backdrop, this paper sketches representative theoretical views of the problem involving translating words in different grammatical category structures, with a focus on illustrating the role and function of modal particles in the Russian language. Having identified three different strategies employed in translating these particles into Korean, this paper stresses that the meaning conveyed by Russian modal particles can be delivered in Korean in a different way. In conclusion, it will be emphasized that structural or grammatical differences in languages can and should be overcome in the process of translation by transpositioning the focus away from the word to the text.

통역사의 관점에서 보는 동시통역의 질 평가 : 릴레이 통역을 중심으로 With focus on relay interpretation

편혜원 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.1

Much research on the quality assessment of simultaneous interpretation have carried out by interpreters in the past and nowadays increasingly by end-users. This paper demonstrates how professional interpreters asses the quality of the pivot in relay interpretation settings in Korea where relay interpretation is commonly used in multilingual conferences since most interpreters usually have only two working languages. This paper also contain a survey that explores the quality assessment criteria set by professional interpreters suggesting a difference in criteria between simultaneous interpretation and relay interpretation.

감정 은유의 노-한 번역 실례 분석

이혜승 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.1

Metaphor is not merely a device of the poetic imagination and rhetorical flourish, but is pervasive in every life, not just in language but in thought and action. In various expressions of emotion we can find, that there lies common conceptual structure. This paper discusses problem of emotion metaphor in translating literary texts from Russian into Koran by focusing in factors which can influence on translation process. It begins with brief introduction of theory of conceptual metaphor by Lakoff & Johnson(1980) and theory of emotion metaphor by Ko¨veches(2000). Analysis of translated cases of emotion metaphor indicates that stylistic features of an author and relations among components of a sentence should be accounted gor even if the conceptual structure of emotion metaphor appear to be same in two languages.

번역과 사회언어학적 개념으로서의 젠더

김신좌 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.2

This study attempts to investigate a relatively unexplored are in translation with specific reference to the dynamics between translation and gender as a sociolinguistic concept. The first part of the study is devoted to presenting a brief theoretical survey of main issues raised with regard to the relationships gender holds as a sociolinguistic variable. The second part of the study attempts to further explore the theme through an empirical mod디 of research. A brief set of research tasks were constructed in such a manner that a given translator has to make a potentially gender-sensitive reconstruction of meaning in than are called 'subjective' and 'objective' response areas. The results regarding the subjective response area indicated that male respondents showed a consistently greater tendency to adopt gender-marked translations as opposed to their female counterparts. The results regarding the objective and more conscious response area, on the other hand, indicated that many of the make respondents who previously made more intuitive choices of gender-marked translations, in fact, shifted toward gender-unmarked translations. It is concluded that the identity and value systems of a translator seem to have a significant implication on the process of reconstructing meaning in translation.

번역물 감수(revision)의 정의

이향 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.1

Revision of translated texts is part of the overall translation production process and thus is an important concept in understanding the nature of translation. However, revision has so far been treated only as a secondary task in the translation process and has not received proper attention in the field of translation studies. The fact that there is no clear definition of the concept of revision and that a handful of different terms are used in its place proves such lack of proper attention and research. What is revision? How has the discussion of the concept of revision been going on? The first part of this study will track the discussions to date on the concept of revision along with key debates on the subject. Revision will be seen in a larger picture of 'Translation Assessment Procedures'. Definitions of other similar terms will also be reviewed in the first part of the study. After comparing the different definitions of various scholars the second part of the study seeks to suggest ways to clear the confusion in the discussion of revision. Ultimately, the study aims to clearly define and understand revision and other similar translation assessment activities.

통역교육과 한국어 스피치 훈련

박혜경 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.1

Once an interpreter begins to interpret source languages into Korean, the interpreter becomes the speaker for the Koran audience. Therefore, the ability for the interpreter to render a speech in Korean is as important as the ability to understand the speakers's message. However, graduate schools and training institutions of interpretation in Korea do not provide students with a structured Korean speech training. Rather, they tend to focus on training student with their foreign language ability. In this study, it surveys claims of scholars and instructors who teach interpretation that the ability to give a speech in A language can be the key to successful interpretation in the interpretation market. It emphasizes that Korean interpreters are expected to be equipped with perfect Korean language ability and speech delivery skills. By analyzing common features between speech and interpretation, this paper also shows that the interpreter becomes the speaker when an interpreter begins to deliver the message before audience. Finally, it is suggested that more structured curriculum for Korean speech training must be developed and offered in teaching interpretation.

한일통역시 독특한 일본어 표현형태에 따른 간섭 : 경어표현을 통해본 일본인의 思考

박혜경 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.1

It is often said that the Japanese language lacks logic, compared with its Western couterparts. Namely, the Japanese focus on emotional aspects of a speech or text, rather than on logic or precision. In fact, the Japanese often speak or write in a vague way based on his or her feelings or experience, instead of presenting numbers or data. However, a good speech need not always be logical and precise. What is important in the message, and therefore it is not desirable - in any language - to stick to logic at the detriment of the content. Nevertheless, in a multi-language environment where relay is practiced, interpreters of other languages often say that the into Korean interpretations of their Korean-Japanese colleagues is "unique." Here, uniqueness means vaqueness, lack of logic and understatements, all of which stand in the way of correct understanding. A language plays the crucial role in forming thoughts of a people using it, while serving at the same time as the vehicle of carrying them. Therefore, looking into the Japanese way of thinking reflected in their language can provide clues for unravelling the apparent vagueness or contradiction in a Japanese speech or text. In quest for these clues, this paper deals with the honorifics where the Japanese mentality are very well represented. At the same time, it discusses the results of a survey on what are the stumbling blocks the Korean-Japanese interpreters run into and how they overcome them.

번역의 질과 독서와의 관계 : 번역교육현장에의 적용 Implications on Practice and Teaching

김혜영 한국국제회의통역학회 2003 통역과 번역 Vol.5 No.1

This pater examiners the effect of attitude toward reading and leisure reading in Korean and in English on translation competence among from English to Korean. Korean undergraduate students taking translation courses participated in the study. Results indicate that attitude toward had a positive effect on translation competence mediated by leisure reading in Korean and in English. Leisure reading in Korean had a positive effect in translation competence mediated by reading in English. Implications for practice and teaching translation are discussed.