商务现场口译教案第二单元

Unit TwoCeremonial Address and an Short-term PreparationTeaching PlanTeacher:Class Profile: 04BE 1Estimated time: 100 min. in 2 periodsI. Unit Objectives1.Ss understand what and how to prepare for the interpreting tasks in the short run.2.Ss find ways to improve your interpreting skills and performance.3.Ss master the basic words and expressions about ceremonial address.4.Ss know some cultural background knowledge about ceremonial address.II Materials and/or equipment1.Business Interpreting2.Other reference materials prepared by the teacher3.Overhead projectorputerIII Focus Points and Teaching ProceduresFirst period (50 minutes)Phase 1 Preparing 50 m I. Simulation 15 mDivide the students into several groups, ask them to role-play the following situations.They can make dialogues or speeches according to the words and expressions they havelearned in the language bank acting as the Chinese speaker, English speaker and theinterpreter respectively. One group will be invited to perform in class.●While the students are doing the simulation interpretation, ask the other groups to makeassessment with their group members on the assessment form with the criterion given. In the end the teacher will ask the representatives to show the assessment form and then make some comment on the performance and assessment as well.Peer's Assessment FormII. Theory & Techniques: Short-term preparation 20 m●Warm-up activity●Presentation:1.What to Prepare?1). Meeting Documents2). A Glossary List3). Dictionaries, Notebooks and Pens4). Dresses and Name Cards2.How to Prepare?1). Read through the Relevant Documents2). Surf the Internet3). Contact the Organizer and the Speaker4). Prepare a question listA Sample Question ListTo Organizer:1.May I have the schedule? Will there be any changes about the schedule?2.Is it possible for me to have the speakers’ speech drafts or ppt slides?3.Who will attend the conference? Is there a Q & A session?4.Who are the key-note speakers? How can I get in touch with them?To Speaker:1.How long will the speech last?2.What are your main points? Are you going to add or cut any points?3.Are you going to use any technical terms?4.May I have your draft or ppt slides?III. Phrase Interpreting 5 m●Chinese- English●English-ChineseIV. Sentence Interpreting 10 m●Chinese- English●English-ChineseSecond period (50minutes)Phase 2 Performing 30 mI. Decoding--Notes Taking 5 mPlay the CD of text A, ask the students to catch the main ideas of the speech. Note down the key points while listening. Then tell the main ideas of the speech with the help of their notes.II. Memorizing--Story Retelling 5 mPlay the CD again, Ask some students to listen to the recordings of Text A again. Try to catch more details and improve their notes. Then retell the speech in their own words with the help of the notes.III. Encoding--Message Reconstructing 10 m●Play the CD again paragraph by paragraph, then ask the students to interpret the passageduring the pauses according to the notes they have taken. Choose some of the representatives to do it in class.●Show your note to the students, ask them to compare it with their own.●Then play the CD again which presenting the reference key. This time, the teacher will helpthem to check the interpretation.IV. Coordinating—Field Interpreting 10 m●Play the CD of text B. with a pause after each paragraph. Ask the students to take some noteswhile listening to the dialogue.●Ask two students to interpret what they have heard with the key points on their notes.●Choose some of the representatives to do it in class.●Then play the CD again which presenting the reference key. This time, the teacher will helpthem to check the interpretation.Phase 3 Packaging 20 mI. Interpreting and Assessment 15 m●Play the CD of text C with a pause after each paragraph. Ask the students to take some noteswhile listening to the speech..●Ask some students to interpret what they have heard with the key point on their notes.●Then ask two of them to do it again, one read the passage, the other tries to be the interpreter.Choose some of the representatives to do it in class.●Then play the CD again which presenting the reference key. This time, the teacher will helpthem to check the interpretation.●While the students are doing the interpretation of Text C, ask the other groups to makeassessment with their group members on the assessment form with the criterion given. In the end the teacher will ask the representatives to show the assessment form and then make some comment on the performance and assessment as well.Peer's Assessment FormII. Points to Remember 5 m●The short-term preparation refers to the job that can only be prepared shortly beforethe interpreting task is taken.●The interpreter shall beforehand prepare the relevant documents and terminology;dictionaries and note-books; proper dresses and name cards.●The following three ways are suggested when making short-term pre-interpreting preparation,namely, read through the relevant documents; surf the internet; contact the organizer and the speakers.After class activitiesI. Supplementary Exercises●T ask I Simulation ExercisesDivide the students into several groups, ask them to role-play the following situations. They can make dialogues or speeches according to the words and expressions they have learned in the language bank acting as the Chinese speaker, English speaker and the interpreter respectively. One group will be invited to perform in class.●T ask 2 V ocabulary DevelopmentAsk the students to read the following words and expressions about business travel. Try to keep them in mind so that they can put them to use in the simulation situations. Make some explanations where necessary. And ask them to find more to enrich the language bank.●T ask 3Cultural SalonAsk the students to read the following presentation and try to get some cultural knowledge about travel arrangements. And make a group discussion about it. Make certain explanations where necessary.●T ask 4 Interpreting PracticeAsk the students to work on the following sentences and text D. Interpret them into Chinese and English respectively. Then present the reference key to help them to check the answers.A. Sentence InterpretingB. Text Interpreting—Text DII. Self-assessment●After the students have completed all the tasks in this unit, ask them to finish the followingassessment form by themselves. This form contains some key points of interpretation skills, words and expressions, cultural background knowledge and the performance they have given.The teacher may give the reference answers to each element they have learned during this unit where necessary.Student Self-assessment FormIII. Feedback and CommentsAfter they have finished the interpretation, ask the students to tell their classmates and teacher how they feel about the performance. Then you will make an overall comment on each of their performance and give your suggestion with the help of the following assessment form.。