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Chapter 14. Make it different! Teaching interpreting with theatre techniques

  • Mira Kadric
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Teaching Dialogue Interpreting
This chapter is in the book Teaching Dialogue Interpreting

Abstract

Dialogue Interpreting (DI) involves the human being as a whole, with both her/his body and mind as well as social and communicative needs. It is a combination of intellect and feeling, which requires the rational mind to operate in an emotional setting. This concept is illustrated in detail in the present paper using methods taken from theatre pedagogy and applied to interpreter education. The method of performing scenes focuses on the way language, action and awareness influence each other. The goal of this didactic approach is to identify habitual behaviours, analyse and deconstruct societal structures of power, and promote independent interpreting work – trying out new possibilities helps adjust and alter discourses and demonstrates that for every decision there is an alternative.

Abstract

Dialogue Interpreting (DI) involves the human being as a whole, with both her/his body and mind as well as social and communicative needs. It is a combination of intellect and feeling, which requires the rational mind to operate in an emotional setting. This concept is illustrated in detail in the present paper using methods taken from theatre pedagogy and applied to interpreter education. The method of performing scenes focuses on the way language, action and awareness influence each other. The goal of this didactic approach is to identify habitual behaviours, analyse and deconstruct societal structures of power, and promote independent interpreting work – trying out new possibilities helps adjust and alter discourses and demonstrates that for every decision there is an alternative.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Foreword xi
  5. List of acronyms xiii
  6. Introduction. Dialogue interpreting 1
  7. Part I. Setting the stage
  8. Chapter 1. Anchoring dialogue interpreting in principles of teaching and learning 29
  9. Chapter 2. It’s not about the interpreter 45
  10. Chapter 3. Sign language interpreting education 63
  11. Chapter 4. Interpreting and mediation 83
  12. Chapter 5. Ideas for use of notes and other visual prompts in dialogue interpreting classes 101
  13. Part II. Specialized interpreting modules for specialized professional settings
  14. Chapter 6. (Role-)playing fair(s) 119
  15. Chapter 7. Developing flexibility to meet the challenges of interpreting in film festivals 137
  16. Chapter 8. Dialogue interpreting on television 159
  17. Chapter 9. Teaching interpreters and translators to work in educational settings 179
  18. Chapter 10. Teaching legal interpreting at university level 199
  19. Chapter 11. Training legal interpreters in an imperfect world 217
  20. Part III. Latest trends in dialogue interpreter education
  21. Chapter 12. Telephonic dialogue interpreting 241
  22. Chapter 13. Non-verbals in dialogue interpreter education 259
  23. Chapter 14. Make it different! Teaching interpreting with theatre techniques 275
  24. Chapter 15. Using the Conversation Analytic Role-play Method in healthcare interpreter education 293
  25. Chapter 16. “That we all behave like professionals” 323
  26. References 341
  27. Authors’ biosketches 381
  28. Subject index 387
https://doi.org/10.1075/btl.138.14kad

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Foreword xi
  5. List of acronyms xiii
  6. Introduction. Dialogue interpreting 1
  7. Part I. Setting the stage
  8. Chapter 1. Anchoring dialogue interpreting in principles of teaching and learning 29
  9. Chapter 2. It’s not about the interpreter 45
  10. Chapter 3. Sign language interpreting education 63
  11. Chapter 4. Interpreting and mediation 83
  12. Chapter 5. Ideas for use of notes and other visual prompts in dialogue interpreting classes 101
  13. Part II. Specialized interpreting modules for specialized professional settings
  14. Chapter 6. (Role-)playing fair(s) 119
  15. Chapter 7. Developing flexibility to meet the challenges of interpreting in film festivals 137
  16. Chapter 8. Dialogue interpreting on television 159
  17. Chapter 9. Teaching interpreters and translators to work in educational settings 179
  18. Chapter 10. Teaching legal interpreting at university level 199
  19. Chapter 11. Training legal interpreters in an imperfect world 217
  20. Part III. Latest trends in dialogue interpreter education
  21. Chapter 12. Telephonic dialogue interpreting 241
  22. Chapter 13. Non-verbals in dialogue interpreter education 259
  23. Chapter 14. Make it different! Teaching interpreting with theatre techniques 275
  24. Chapter 15. Using the Conversation Analytic Role-play Method in healthcare interpreter education 293
  25. Chapter 16. “That we all behave like professionals” 323
  26. References 341
  27. Authors’ biosketches 381
  28. Subject index 387
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