DPSI 2011 Vestluse postitaja: Lukasz Andrzejewski
|
|---|
Dear All,
Having taken the first part of the DPSI exam (consecutive, simultaneous and sight translation) I wanted to share my impressions with you.
Just for the record, I am taking the exam in London, the module is English Law and the pair of languages is Polish/English.
First of all, the most dreaded part - the simultaneous interpreting - turned out to be manageable: both the Polish and the English interlocutors spoke at a slower than natural, even slow... See more Dear All,
Having taken the first part of the DPSI exam (consecutive, simultaneous and sight translation) I wanted to share my impressions with you.
Just for the record, I am taking the exam in London, the module is English Law and the pair of languages is Polish/English.
First of all, the most dreaded part - the simultaneous interpreting - turned out to be manageable: both the Polish and the English interlocutors spoke at a slower than natural, even slow natural, pace. This was a positive surprise for me. Also, at some stage, the English interlocutor read from my face, after I interpreted, that I hadn't translated all I was supposed to, and he asked me whether I wanted it to be repeated, to which I gladly consented.
Overall, the exam in my eyes must be labelled as manageable in terms of speech delivery and conducted in a supportive manner.
As regards preparation to the examination, I joined the Northampton University DPSI distance course, which turned out to be an absolute disaster, teaching nothing; so much so that I decided to discontinue to make use of it.
From the perspective of time, my advice would be to focus on practice, especially of simultaneous interpreting. It does seem to me that if one is able to do that, one shouldn't have problems interpreting consecutively, let alone dealing with sight translation.
I wouldn't devote so much time second time round to the preparation of the general glossary. The fact that the topics of role-plays are published two weeks before the exam allows one to prepare relevant glossaries, and having already practised interpreting at this stage excessively, one can get ready with the more helpull glossaries. It did work out well in my case, but I should've practised more interpreting ahead of the exam, I'm sure.
Hope it all helps a bit.
Lucas ▲ Collapse
| | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » DPSI 2011 | TM-Town | Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business
Are you ready for something fresh in the industry? TM-Town is a unique new site for you -- the freelance translator -- to store, manage and share translation memories (TMs) and glossaries...and potentially meet new clients on the basis of your prior work.
More info » |
| | Protemos translation business management system | Create your account in minutes, and start working! 3-month trial for agencies, and free for freelancers!
The system lets you keep client/vendor database, with contacts and rates, manage projects and assign jobs to vendors, issue invoices, track payments, store and manage project files, generate business reports on turnover profit per client/manager etc.
More info » |
|
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | |
Login to reply/comment 
