This document discusses conference interpreting and its history. It describes how interpreting involves oral translation of spoken language as opposed to sight translation of written texts. Interpreting has been used in many ancient cultures throughout history. The document then discusses the different types and modes of interpreting, and how French became an important language during World War I. It provides an overview of the importance of conference interpreting and the languages used by interpreters. The rest of the document outlines the early history of research on conference interpreting from the 1950s onward, including some of the early writings and theorists who helped define the profession.

1. CONFERENCE AND
SIMULTANEOUS
INTERPRETING

2. Interpreting
Is an oral translation of a oral discourse opposed to the
oral translation of written texts which is known like sight
translation.
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3. ◈ This profession isn´t
new.
◈ Many ancient cultures
used the interpreting.
◈ Interpreters were
important in humanity’s
history.
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4. Types and modes of
interpreting
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5. “The first World War and the birth of
conference interpreting”
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6. Why french was the
most important language
during the first World
War?
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7. Importance of
conference interpreting

8. Language A: native tongue.
Language B: sufficient command but not in the
same level of language A.
Language C: this language work inside language
A and B in passive voice but doesn’t interpreting
it.
Languages of interpreters
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9. History of research on
conference interpreting
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10. Early writings
◈ Fifties and early Sixties.
◈ Interpreters started
thinking about their
profession.
◈ They started to define the
qualities of interpreting.
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11. Jean Herbert :(I and II World War):
presidente of AIIC
1952- interpreting manual for beginers
Jean François Rozan: (Geneva’s teacher)
1956- take notes is necessary
Gerard: isn’t necessary take notes
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12. Experimental period
Aspects of
simultaneus
interpreting.
Psycholinguisti
st
And
Psychologists
Interpreter
should have
abilities
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13. Sense theory
Ingrid pinter ESIT
Sense
extraction
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Renewal
period
◈ New ideas
arise
◈ Neuroliguistics
◈ How is the
functioning of
our brain?

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