CHALLENGES WITH LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS OF FUTURE INTERPRETERS

Although simultaneous interpreting is a complex and demanding task, even isolated and relatively simple lexical units can pose a certain difficulty. The most important point is that novice interpreters  are often confused  when they have to focus on  what is being said and  speak simultaneously  even if  they do not  need  to analyse the meaning and context and logically connected utterances in the target language. One of the primary requirements  for simultaneous interpreter is confident, clear and  sufficiently loud speech, where logical stress is intonationally  emphasized and pauses correspond to the norms of speech segmentation. In this article, we will discuss some of the common problems that can affect the listening and speaking skills of simultaneous interpreters.