DANICA SELESKOVITCH
Teacher of expert
conference interpreting
Famous researcher and theorist
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"traslate the ideas, not the words"
She proposed the term Transcoding
She was fluent in English and an excellent speaker in French
She founded the École Supérieure d’Interprètes et de Traducteurs (ESIT)
She was still in demand around the world for her incisive lectures.
she was very fluent in English and French.
she was very fluent in English and French.
She worked as a conference interpreter in Canada until 1989
There is a book-length biography of Danica, with a very good portrait photo of her on the cover, in Danica Seleskovitch: Interprète et témoin du XXe siècle
Hence the title of her magnum opus as a researcher, Langage, Langues et Mémoire (Paris, Minard, 1975).
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distinction between mechanically translating the linguistic expression from one language to another (which she called transcoding)
Explanation of the Interpreting Process
is a process very complex by Betty Colonomos.
Aspects in the context are:
Setting, Participants, Languages (ASL and English), Cultures and values.
The message must be taken in and that original language is called the source language (sL). It is then analyzed for meaning, and then produced in the language of the audience called the target language (tL).
During concentrating, the interpreter seeks to understand the source message.
The interpreter needs to pause at times to get a clear picture of what the message is or what the meaning.
Colonomos divided the process skills in two: analysis and composition.
In analysis: the interpreter must derive meaning from the source message by attending and blocking distraction.
In analysis: the interpreter must use composition to restate the message in the target language using linguistic and cultural knowledge
In composition: when there are so many competing tasks to accomplish.
Colonomos actually takes this idea of preparation and expands it a good deal by talking about such things as getting enough sleep and staying healthy, cultivating confidence, managing stress, meeting with the speaker beforehand.