MEMORY IMPROVEMENT TECHNIQUES IN INTERPRETING

Lusine Tonoyan; Heghine Isahakyan

Lusine Tonoyan PhD, Assistant Professor M. Nalbandyan State University of Shirak P. Sevak 4, 3126, Gyumri, Armenia http://orcid.org/0009-0007-1915-9184
Heghine Isahakyan PhD, Associate Professor M. Nalbandyan State University of Shirak P. Sevak 4, 3126, Gyumri, Armenia http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2400-6465

Abstract

The stated article discusses some memory improvement techniques which are to be trained by the interpreters in order to remember the information. They are used to enhance both simultaneous and consecutive translation. It is crucial for the interpreter to retain the information and convey it into the target language. Interpreting is definitely a complex process in which memory plays an essential role. Memory improvement techniques, such as snowball, syntactic expansion and speech compression in line with the appropriate exercises are into focus of this study.

Key words: interpreting, mnemonics, snowball, syntactic expansion, speech compression