Comments on: Using audio media to practice interpreting http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2009/06/02/using-audio-media-to-practice-interpreting/ ...the translation industry and becoming a translator Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:19:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: learningbytranslating http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2009/06/02/using-audio-media-to-practice-interpreting/#comment-1750 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:37:03 +0000 http://thoughtsontranslation.com/?p=570#comment-1750 ( *is wondering what happened to the comment she wrote the other day*… anyway, I wrote a blog post here —> http://learningbytranslating.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/the-beginners-guide-to-interpreting-fsti-002/ )

Thank God for transcripts!
If I download a podcast, I usually download them when available.
Do you ever practice simultaneous interpreting with a text? Is it useful for a beginner interpreter? Or is it something you should do after you’ve mastered simultaneous interpreting techniques?

]]> By: Justine http://thoughtsontranslation.com/2009/06/02/using-audio-media-to-practice-interpreting/#comment-1728 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:06:03 +0000 http://thoughtsontranslation.com/?p=570#comment-1728 I have found Audacity to be a wonderful (and free, open source, cross-platform!) resource for helping me “self-train” in interpreting. You can use it to record yourself speaking. I specifically used it with Mikkelson’s “The Interpreter’s Rx” for medical Spanish interpreting. Using headphones to listen to the CD (so the original doesn’t get picked up in the microphone) and pausing as needed, I record myself interpreting using Audacity. Then I can go back and listen to my recording, using the transcript to check my accuracy. This has also been used successfully in the classroom.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

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