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Weihe Zhong


Weihe Zhong is an Associate Professor in Interpreting and Translation Studies, and Dean of the Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, P.R.China. He has one master's degree in literary translation from Nanjing Normal University and another one in interpreting and translation studies from the University of Westminster. He is Vice Chairman of Guangzhou Translators' Association and council member of China Translators' Association. He is founder of the first department of interpreting and translation studies in China. He has published extensively in interpreting and translation studies.
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» Memory Training in Interpreting
By Weihe Zhong | Published 06/3/2005 | Interpreting | Not yet recommended
This paper discusses memory training in interpreting. According Gile's Effort Model (a Processing Capacity Account), short-term memory is an essential part in the process of interpreting. This paper analyzes the major characteristics of Short-term Memory (STM) and their implications for interpreters' memory training. The author believes that interpreting is an STM-centered activity, which includes encoding of information from the Source Language, storing of information, retrieval of information, and decoding of information into the target language. The training of STM skills is the first step in training a professional interpreter. Tactics for memory training for interpreters like retelling, categorization, generalization, comparison, shadowing exercises, mnemonics, etc. are presented in this paper. Key Words: Interpreter Training, Memory Training, Short-Term Memory, Effort Model
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