The models described in section 1.5 were all originally devised for simultaneous interpreting, however, with slight modifications, they can be applied to consecutive interpreting without note-taking, in other words, short-section consecutive interpreting.

Short-section Consecutive Interpreting = L+M+C

The first phase of short-section CI is SL speaker-paced.

Short-section Consecutive Interpreting = Rem+P

I also suggest adding a coordination/monitoring aspect, as the interpreter has to monitor his/her output for faithfulness and delivery. Seeber’s (2011) model can also be adapted for short-section consecutive interpreting. See Table 1.7 for details.

 

 

Short-section consecutive interpreting is a working mode used extensively in community interpreting settings. Dimitrova and Tiselius (2016) and Tiselius (2018), when discussing the cognitive aspects of community interpreting and dialogue interpreting, also touched upon the cognitive load requirements of these tasks. These include monitoring of participants’ contribution to the dialogue, ensuring comprehension, handling turn-taking, and dealing with asymmetrical levels of knowledge in the two working languages (Tiselius, 2018). Based on a literature overview, Dimitrova and Tiselius list the following skills required from dialogue interpreters. The first skill is advanced language knowledge of both languages, followed by general background knowledge of at least two societies and cultures, together with domain knowledge. In addition, dialogue interpreters have to have interpreting competence and have to be able to manage the interaction through turn-taking. They also have to manage attentional capacities, monitor production and detect mistranslations and misunderstandings (Dimitrova and Tiselius, 2016).

 

 

It can be assumed that with the development of interpreting competence, less cognitive effort is required for the same or similar short-section CI tasks.