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Memory TrainingMemory Training
Memory:
sensory memory vs. short-term memory vs. long-term
memory
substantive memory vs. verbatim memory
Tips for memory training
Organization
Mental repetition
Visualization
Chunking
Association
Organization(信息组织)
Sequential: chronological, cause/effect, building to climax…
Directional: north/south & east/west, front/back, left/right,
bottom/up, top/down…
Transitional (Connective): relational words or phrases, e.g.
on the other hand, however, also, conversely…
Component (part/whole): classification by category or concept
Relevance: central unifying idea or principle
Mental repetition(大脑重复)
Mentally repeat what the speaker has said previously
while still listening to the on-going speech or
interpreting consecutively into the TL.
Visualization(信息视觉化)
Try to create a mental picture or to visualize what is
heard whenever possible. This technique works well
with narrative or descriptive speeches.
Chunking(信息组块化)
Chunking means to group pieces of information into
units. It’s a major technique for keeping information
in short-term memory.
Association(信息联想)
Association in interpreting refers to interpreters’
deliberate mental connection of what they hear as
new information to something they already know
or are familiar with.
Specific training steps
Listen to a text;
Retell the main idea in the SL form;
Retell the whole thing in the SL form;
Analyze the nature and reasons for information loss;
Keep trying and be time-conscious;
Listen to a text and do the retelling in the TL form;
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