论厦大口译模式对贵州大学本科英语专业口译教学的指导性作用

1、分类号：H08密级：公开论文编号： 2006181245贵州大学2009 届硕士研究生学位论文论厦大口译模式对贵州大学本科英语专业口译教学的指导性作用学科专业：英语语言文学研究方向： 高级英汉口译实践及教学设计导师：陈 娟 副教授研 究 生：宋梅中国贵州贵阳2009 年 6 月The Guidance of the Xiada Model in English MajorInterpretation Teaching of Guizhou UniversitybySong MeiUnder the Supervision ofAssociate Professor Chen JuanSubmi

2、tted in Partial Fulfillment of the RequirementsFor the Degree of Master of ArtsCollege of Foreign LanguageGuizhou UniversityJune. 2009AcknowledgementThe people who have contributed to the completion of this thesis are so many thatI can hardly express my gratitude to them enough.First of all, I would

3、 like to take this chance to express my sincere gratitude to mysupervisor, Professor Chen Juan, who patiently motivated me to conceive and developthe main idea of the thesis. Without her guidance and inspiration, this thesis could notbe successfully completed. I am also grateful to some other teache

4、rs from whom I haveacquired theories of interpretation or suggestions for improvement and thus gatheredsome ideas of this paper.Secondly, this thesis is greatly indebted to all who have instructed me in the courseof my studies for the Masters degree, including Professors Wang, Ning and Chen,whose ex

5、cellent lectures help me learn valuable things for my study. And a special noteof gratitude is extended to the members of committee for the proposal. Theirconstructive suggestions and precious comments provided directions for my study andgreatly assisted me to refine my thesis.Furthermore, I owe man

6、y thanks and gratitude to Professor Li, Pan and Nie,whose professional attitudes and understandings gave me enormous encouragementand enlightenment ， and my thanks also goes to the students who participated andcontributed to our experiment. All of them were so kind to accept my invitations forquesti

7、onnaire or interview, and they provided me with valuable information which wasindispensable for the completion of this thesis.Finally, my gratitude goes to my friends and my family. Their love and continuedsupport which are needed in the process of writing this thesis.iThe Guidance of the Xiada Mode

8、l in English Major InterpretationTeaching of Guizhou UniversitySpecialty: English Language and LiteratureOrientation: Advanced Interpretation and Teaching DesignSupervisor: Chen JuanM.A. Candidate: Song MeiAbstract Interpreter training model has significant implications for interpretertraining of in

9、terpretation course. Selection of suitable interpreter training model cancontribute greatly to the quality of interpretation teaching and the improvement ofinterpreting ability. As most researchers mainly focused on the Giles Model in the past,fewer scholars made empirical researches on the applicat

10、ion of the Xiada Model tomeet the practical needs of interpretation teaching of English major students. Therefore,the empirical study was carried out to evaluate whether application of the Xiada Modelcould develop students comprehensive interpreting skills and also the quality ofinterpretation cours

11、e in Guizhou University. Thus this thesis has great significance forthe quality of interpretation teaching and improvement of interpreting ability inGuizhou University.By surveying on the interpretation teaching of Guizhou University throughquestionnaires, individual interviews with interpretation t

12、eachers and investigation onteaching environment, it has been proved that some aspects of interpretation teachingin Guizhou University need to be improved. In this empirical research, two classeswere randomly selected for this experiment, one is the test group and the other is thecontrolled group. T

13、he two classes were tested before the experiment to testify whethertheir interpreting ability were at the same level. Then the present study was carried outstep by step by applying the Xiada Model into the interpretation course. The onlydifference between the two groups is that the test group is tau

14、ght according to thetheories of the Xiada Model and elements or skills emphasized in the Xiada Model,such as Comprehension, Analysis, Reconstruction and so on, while the controlledgroup still adopts the interpretation teaching methods of Guizhou University. Theiiinterpretation course of the test gro

15、up involves four large parts and teaching contentswere carefully selected. In this study, students of the two groups were tested at the endof this experiment. At the end of the experiment, views of student were also collectedby interviews. The data of the thesis were collected from interpretation te

16、sts andinterview. Thus this research selected both the qualitative approach and quantitativeapproach according to the character of data. Interpretation tests data were analyzed bycomputer software such as SPSS. The data collected from the interview were analyzedqualitatively by observing, induction

17、and description.The result of the research indicates that the teaching methods under the guidanceof the Xiada Model are significant to develop students comprehensive interpretingability in Guizhou University. The application of the Xiada Model was well acceptedby students. The findings of the applic

18、ation of the Xiada Model are as follows:Generally speaking, the interpretation theories of Xiada Model in interpretation courseare significant for students to improve their comprehensive interpreting ability. Itserves as the guidance of interpretation exercises and makes these exercises easier andmo

19、re acceptable. In addition, not only the linguistic-related skills but alsonon-linguistic skills should be emphasized. Meanwhile, there are few opportunities forstudents to practice in Guizhou University, to make the application of Xiada Modelmore effective, different teaching methods, such as role

20、play and so on, should beadopted. Finally, the researcher states the limitations of this study and givessuggestions for future study.Keywords:The Xiada Model, English major students in Guizhou University,interpretation course, interpretation teaching methods, interpreting abilityiii论厦大口译模式对贵州大学本科英语专

21、业口译教学的指导性作用专业：英语语言文学研究方向：高级英汉口译实践及教学设计导师：陈娟研究生：宋梅中文摘要 口译训练模式对口译课口译训练有积极的指导作用。选择合适的口译训练模式对提高口译课教学质量和提高学生的综合口译能力有很大帮助。过去很多学者都致力于研究吉尔模式，而对于将厦大模式运用于英语专业口译教学来满足实际教学需求的研究较少。同时，经调查关于贵州大学英语专业口译课教学的相关研究也很少。因此，本研究主要是关于厦大模式在贵州大学口译课教学中应用的实证研究，其主要目的是研究厦大模式的应用与指导能否提高贵州大学英语专业本科口译课教学质量以及学生的综合口译水平。本研究对于贵州大学口译教学质量的提高

22、以及学生口译综合能力的提高有重要的意义。在通过问卷、对口译课老师进行访问以及对教学环境进行调查等方式对贵州大学口译课教学模式进行调查之后，了解到贵州大学口译课教学在某些方面还需做出一些改进。在这项实证研究中，我们在贵州大学英语专业本科三年级的班级中随意选取了两个班进行实验，一个班是实验班，另外一个班是对比班。实验前，我们对两个班进行了测试以检查两个班学生总体上是否处于同一口译水平。实验中，实验班的教学方法以厦大模式为指导，练习设计分为四个部分，循序渐进，主要强调厦大模式中的理解、分析、目的语重组等，而对比班则采用贵州大学传统的教学方法。在实验的最后，对实验班和对比班学生进行口译测试，为进一步数

23、据处理分析提供数据。同时为了了解学生意见，还在实验后期对学生进行了访问。本研究的数据主要来自于口译测试以及对学生的访问。研究根据数据的性质采用定量和定性的分析方法。口译测试的数据通过 SPSS 软件处理。访问的数据采用观察、归纳和描写的方式进行定性分析。研究结果指出厦大模式在贵州大学口译课教学方法中的应用可以提高学生的iv综合口译能力，同时也能被学生很好的接受。对于厦大模式的应用和指导作用的评价我们发现：总地来说，厦大模式相关理论对于提高贵州大学英语专业学生的综合口译水平有一定意义。它不仅为学生口译课练习提供理论指导，而且使学生在进行系统口译练习时觉得更简单易懂，其方法也更容易接受。另外在口译

24、练习中，不光是语言相关的技巧，其它方面的技巧，如非语言知识等也应该被重视。由于某些原因，贵州大学的学生很少有口译实践的机会，因此为了使口译课教学更有效，口译课应该采用不同的教学方法让学生有更多实践的机会，例如角色扮演等。最后，作者也提出了本文的一些局限和不足并对今后的相关研究提出建议。关键词：厦大口译模式、贵州大学英语专业学生、口译课、教学方法、口译水平vContentsAcknowledgements.Abstract.中文摘要.Lists of Tables and Figures.iixChapter One INTRODUCTION11.1 Background. 11.2 Purpo

25、ses of the Study. 21.3 Significance of the Study. 31.4 Research Question.41.5 Methodology. 41.6 Structure of the Present Thesis.5Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW72.1 The Review of Interpretation Teaching.72.1.1What is “Interpretation Teaching”？.72.1.2 An overview of interpretation teaching in our count

26、ry.72.1.3 The researchers and their works.92.2 The Review of Interpretation Training Model. 102.2.1 The Giles Model.102.2.2 The Xiada Model.122.2.3 The researchers and their works .13Chapter Three INTERPRETATION TEACHING IN GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY163.1 Survey on the Interpretation Teaching in Guizhou Uni

27、versity.163.1.1 Questionnaire .173.1.2 Individual interview with the teachers.173.1.3 Survey on teaching environment.183.2 The Interpretation Teaching in Guizhou University and its Problems.19Chapter FourINTERPRETATION TEACHING PROGRAM BASED ONAPPLICATION OF THE XIADA MODEL.23vi4.1 Introduction.234.

28、1.1 Subjects.234.1.2 Teaching objective.244.1.3 Materials.244.2 Theoretical Basis of the Experiment.254.2.1 The Introduction of the Xiada Model.254.2.2 Enlightenment from the Xiada Model .264.3 Pre-program Test before Participation in Interpretation Course. 284.4 Teaching Content and Teaching Plan.

29、294.4.1 Elementary training. 304.4.2 Note-taking in Consecutive Interpretation. 354.4.3 Interpreting training on reconstruction.404.4.4 Intergrated training. 434.5 Post-program Test.48Chapter FiveEXPERIMENT RESULTS AND DISCUSSION505.1 Data Collection.505.2 Data Processing. 515.3 The Presentation of

30、Interpretation Test Results.515.3.1 The pre-program test results535.3.2 The pre-program test and post-program test results of the testgroup.545.3.3 The post-program test results.555.4 Interview with the Test Group Students. 565.5 Analysis and Discussion.575.5.1 On the results of the pre-program test

31、.575.5.2 On the pre-program test and post-program test results of the testgroup .585.5.3 On the results of the post-program test.595.5.4 On the interview with the test group students.60Chapter SixCONCLUSION62vii6.1 Major Findings.626.2 Practical Implications of this Thesis. 666.3 Limitations of the

32、Study.676.4 Suggestions for Further Research. 68Bibliography.70Appendix Questionnaire.74Appendix Interview79Appendix .81原创性声明.94viiiLists of Tables and FiguresFigure 4.1 The Xiada Model for Interpreter Training.25Table 5.1 Descriptive Statistics of the Pre-program Test52Table 5.2 Descriptive Statist

33、ics of the Post-program Test.52Table 5.3 Independent Samples Test for Pre-program Test53Table 5.4 Paired Samples Statistics for the Two Tests of Test Group.54Table 5.5 Paired Samples Test for the Two Tests of Test Group.54Table 5.6 Independent Samples Test for Post-program Test.55iixChapter OneINTRO

34、DUCTION1.1 BackgroundInterpretation is a very important means of communication between peoples ofdifferent languages. Translation, essentially, is the faithful representation, in onelanguage, of what is written in another language. Interpretation means an extemporeoral reproduction in one language,

35、of what is said in another language (Zhong Shukong,1999: 60). As we know, both the translator and the interpreter must have a thoroughmastery of the target language, as well as a very good understanding of the sourcelanguage or languages with which they work. As a matter of fact, interpreter is sodi

36、fferent from translator. The translator relies mainly on thorough research withbackground materials and dictionaries in order to produce the most accurate andreadable written translation, while the interpreter relies mainly on the ability to get thegist of the message across the target audience on t

37、he spot. That is to say, the translatorsactivity is more like that of a writer, while the interpreters performance is more likethat of an actor (James Nolan, 2005).Apart from the distinction between translator and interpreter ， interpretationdevelops rapidly in many fields in recent years. Interpret

38、ation can be divided into twomain kinds, that is, consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting. This papermainly focuses on consecutive interpreter training program. In the process ofconsecutive interpreting, a consecutive interpreter listens to the speaker, takes notes,and then reproduces

39、 the speech in target language.With the development of the world economy and the increasing exchange betweenChina and other foreign countries, interpretation is playing a more and more importantrole in international affairs, even in the daily life. And in this globalized world, as Chinais opening up

40、 wider to the outside world, the importance of foreign languages,particularly English, cannot be overestimated. In such case, there is rapidly increasing1needs for qualified interpreters in many fields, such as economy, politics and so on.Therefore, it is crucial to find some efficient ways to teach

41、 and train qualifiedinterpreters in a relatively short period of time so as to meet the growing demand.In order to train more professional interpreters, the interpretation course inuniversities or colleges is necessary and the design or plan of interpretation course alsoappears more important. Whats

42、 more, the selection of interpreter training modelappears very important to interpretation course. It is generally recognized that there aremainly two models for interpreter training. One of the most famous interpreter trainingsystems is the Xiada Model for Interpreter Training which was first applied in XiamenUniversity. As the Xiada Model for Interpreter Training was approved a great success inXiamen University, and this model can play the role as a guiding model in othercolleges and Univ