ABSTRACT
Nowadays, interpretation has been of increasing importance, and a large number of universities have established interpretation courses. However, as for the relationship between spoken English and interpretation, there is no explicit opinion.
In the first part, this thesis emphasizes the importance of exploring the relationship between spoken English and interpretation.
In the second section, the writer discusses the factors that influence the success of interpretation, focusing on the process of interpretation.
In the third section, features of spoken English are analyzed in detail, laying foundation for the comparison between spoken English and the language used in interpretation.
In the fourth section, the differences between spoken English and the language used in interpretation are stated systematically, which leads to the conclusion of this thesis, combined with the factors that influence the success of interpretation mentioned in the second section.
In the fifth section, a research is conducted to illustrate the conclusion in the fourth part and the research is in line with the conclusion.
In the conclusion part, this thesis comes to a summary and ways to improve interpretation are proposed.
1. Introduction 1
2. Interpretation 2
2.1 Definition of Interpretation 2
2.2 The Classification of Interpretation 2
2.2.1 According to Occasions and Frequency 2
2.2.2 According to the Ways Interpretation is Performed 3
2.2.2.1 Consecutive Interpretation 3
2.2.2.2 Simultaneous Interpretation 3
2.2.3 Summary 4
2.3. Theorie du Sense (The Interpretative Theory) 4
2.4 Interpreting Process 6
2.4.1 To Input Information 7
2.4.2 To Render Information from SL to TL 8
2.4.3 To Output the Interpretation 9
3. Spoken English 10
3.1 Characteristics of Spoken English 10
3.2 Factors that Influence one’s Spoken English 11
3.2.1 Accuracy 11
3.2.2 Fluency 11
3.2.3 Complexity 12
3.3 Assessment Criteria of Oral Ability by Cohen 12
3.4 The Roles of Communicative Strategies 13
4 The Relationship between Spoken English and Interpretation 14
4.1 Differences between Spoken English and the Language used in Interpretation 14
4.2 The Relationship between Spoken English and Interpretation 16
5. Research Based on Statistics Analysis 17
5.1 Statistics -collecting and Excel-analysis 17
5.2 Research Findings and Analysis 19
6. Conclusion 20
Acknowledgements 21
References 22
