BASIC TRAINING MODEL FOR CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BOLOGNA REFORM

Abstract

Within the new Bologna framework which establishes preparatory training as the benchmark for undergraduate teaching, the paper presents a simplified model for preparatory consecutive training, seen as an essentially natural process. The aim is to provide students with an oversight of the basics of consecutive interpreting, providing those who wish to pursue specialisation in the field with a solid basis. The model, de- veloped over almost 20 years of teaching and professional experience, brings together the concept of verbalisation taken from the theory of sense with Gile’s efforts model, seen  as  didactic  tools.  Applying  the  minimax  strategy  rationalises  and  reduces  effort expended via the mobilization of knowledge in the run-up to the source text processing phase, combined with the principle of simplicity in the target text production phase.