ABSTRACT

The public speaking skills are important interpretation skills like retelling and note-taking and a really important part of interpreters’ ability. However, the interpretation textbooks, teachers and students have not paid enough attention to public speaking skills. The researches in this aspect are still insufficient. The training in class is far from enough to cultivate students’ public speaking skills. Systemic training and effective methods remain yet to be explored.

This paper aims at analyzing the cultivation of public speaking skills in interpretation teaching and providing guidance for interpretation teachers and learners. The study elaborates on the importance and problems of cultivating public speaking skills in interpretation teaching, puts forward important public speaking skills involved such as vocal rendering and non-verbal language. And some training methods such as enjoying and emulating Speech, building confidence and practicing public speaking skills have been summarized to be an inspiration for interpretation teachers and trainees.

Key words: Interpretation teaching; public speaking skills; cultivation; methods

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

摘要

Chapter One INTRODUCTION-1

Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW-3

2.1 Literature Review Abroad-3

2.2 Literature Review at Home-3

Chapter Three PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS AND INTERPRETATION-5

3.1 The Importance of Public Speaking Skills to Interpretation-5

3.2 Problems-7

3.2.1 Little attention paid to public speaking training-7

3.2.2 Lack of systematic training-7

Chapter Four PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS-9

4.1 Vocal Rendering-9

4.2 Non-verbal language-10

Chapter Five HOW TO CULTIVATE PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS IN INTERPRETATION TEACHING-12

5.1 To Enjoy and Emulate Speech-12

5.2 To Build Confidence-13

5.3 To Practice Public Speaking Skills-13

5.3.1 Impromptu speech without a draft-13

5.3.2 Impromptu speech with a draft-14

5.3.3 Interpretation combined with speech-14

Chapter Six CONCLUSION-16

WORKS  CITED-17