{"id":1745,"date":"2021-05-28T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helenaw.com.br\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:44:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:44:34","slug":"what-is-interpreting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenaw.com.br\/en\/what-is-interpreting\/","title":{"rendered":"What is interpreting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Firstly I, Helena Wergles, this now 37-year-old Brazilian Portuguese freelance interpreter and translator, shall not be the one defining interpreting nor here, nor anywhere. Many researchers have done it brilliantly before me, and I have decided to delve into some academic reading about my main professional activity, namely interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why defining interpretation can be a challenge even for interpreters?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Qualified trainers train many great interpreters using a rather practical , with little explicit theoretical background involved. I was one of those interpreters. I have decided not to remain one, though. My encounters with academia had been nothing but scarce, scattered reading. Well, no more. Over time, I have come to procure some academic books, and I’m going to use them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week or so, I posted in Portuguese a blog post with a picture of Me and Franz P\u00f6chhacker<\/a>‘s “Introducing Interpreting Studies.” My post was more or less on how difficult studying interpreting seems to be. You see, interpreting is a “live” thing. It happens right then and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studying interpreting is somewhat like studying butterflies: you have to kill it using precise, well-designed methods to be able to pin it to a board and then study its physical features, trying to recompose all of them into that frantic, almost ceaseless flying. So, it requires a lot of imagination and a great deal of abstraction. But, apparently… it works!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to define interpreting, then?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned above, it is difficult to pinpoint definitions for a live activity, So, I’ll agree with Prof. P\u00f6chhacker’s approach on how to define interpreting: among the many definitions existing out there, I like how he picked Otto Kade’s (1968) one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otto Kade<\/strong> defined interpreting as a form of Translation in which
– the source-language text is presented only once<\/strong> and thus cannot be reviewed or replayed, and
– the target-language text is produced under time pressure<\/strong>, with little chance for correction or revision.<\/em>
(P\u00f6chhacker, 2004, p.10)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Even if we are talking about consecutive interpreting, this definition works. Try it yourself in your mother tongue: have a friend speak for about 2 minutes and, taking notes or not, try not to leave anything out. Therefore, it is nothing but a game, but do you feel that slight pressure about not forgetting details and how time also play a big role?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To conclude, it is all about the here <\/strong>and the now<\/strong>. And, even if recorded, it’s G-O-N-E. You can’t go back and re-record it because you missed a word or stuttered, self-corrected, etc. Once it’s out there, it is out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Interpreting,<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why is that worth highlighting? If you are an interpreter, buckle up and find a way to trust yourself (I could write about that. I’d like to).<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you hire interpreters, find professionals you trust and stick with them. They will rise in a learning curve that naturally takes place if you give them time and support.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As I keep on reading, I’ll share more insights based on my many “wow” moments while reading such brilliant authors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ps. English is not my mother tongue. I do my best, but I also count on you being kindly lenient in case anything may sound artificial.<\/sub><\/em>\n Tip: Keep the bright side in your heart and mind. <\/sub><\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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