NOTE-TAKINGNOTE-TAKING

Lecture 2-2Lecture 2-2

Note-takingNote-taking

PurposesPurposes What to noteWhat to note How to noteHow to note When to noteWhen to note Reading back notesReading back notes

Note-taking: PurposesNote-taking: Purposes

Only an aid, not an endOnly an aid, not an end Noting too much: 2 risksNoting too much: 2 risks Interpreter’s notes, vs Interpreter’s notes, vs

secretary’s/student’ssecretary’s/student’s Relieve Relieve memory: numbers, names, memory: numbers, names,

listslists Jogging Jogging memory: structurememory: structure

Note-taking: What to Note-taking: What to notenote

Main ideas, not words (esp. new Main ideas, not words (esp. new words)words)

LinksLinks Points of viewPoints of view What happened whenWhat happened when Numbers, names, listsNumbers, names, lists

Note-taking: How to noteNote-taking: How to note

Diagonal lay-out (shift/Diagonal lay-out (shift/decalagedecalage)) Left-hand margin: linksLeft-hand margin: links Verticality of listsVerticality of lists Abbreviations and symbols: frequent, Abbreviations and symbols: frequent,

links, tenses, stress, arrows, suffixeslinks, tenses, stress, arrows, suffixes Language: source or target or Language: source or target or bothboth

Note-taking: When to Note-taking: When to notenote

Wait for complete ideas Wait for complete ideas Start immediately for lists, numbers, Start immediately for lists, numbers,

…… Reading notes: communication, like Reading notes: communication, like

pianistspianists

Note-taking: Zorans’ 7 Note-taking: Zorans’ 7 principlesprinciples

1.1. Note theNote the idea idea, not the, not the word: target word: target languagelanguage

2.2. Abbreviating: suffixes, tenses, registerAbbreviating: suffixes, tenses, register

3.3. Linking: cos, tho, but, if, as to, tfe, =, in Linking: cos, tho, but, if, as to, tfe, =, in ++

4.4. Negation: noNegation: no

5.5. Stress: underlineStress: underline

6.6. Verticality: stacking, bracketsVerticality: stacking, brackets

7.7. Shifting: diagonalShifting: diagonal

Note-taking: 20 symbolsNote-taking: 20 symbols

Expression: thought [:]; speech [“]; Expression: thought [:]; speech [“]; discussion [discussion [◙◙]; approval [ok]]; approval [ok]

Motion: direction [Motion: direction [→→]; increase []; increase [↑↑]; ]; decrease [decrease [↓↓]]

Correspondence: relation [/]; equivalence Correspondence: relation [/]; equivalence [=]; difference [[=]; difference [≠≠]; framing []]; framing []

Addition: [+]; [-]Addition: [+]; [-] Things: country [Things: country [□□]; global [W]; work [w]; ]; global [W]; work [w];

issues [?]; trade [Tr]issues [?]; trade [Tr]

Note-taking: Let’s practiceNote-taking: Let’s practice

Questions for tutorial Questions for tutorial discussiondiscussion

Explain the practical points on note-taking Explain the practical points on note-taking (what, how, which language, when to note (what, how, which language, when to note and reading notes) as suggested by Jones and reading notes) as suggested by Jones (Conference interpreting explained, pp43-(Conference interpreting explained, pp43-7070

Explain the 7 principles in note-taking as Explain the 7 principles in note-taking as suggested by Zoran, (cited suggested by Zoran, (cited by Henderson by Henderson in Babel. V22, No3, 1976. pp107-116)in Babel. V22, No3, 1976. pp107-116)