Fast sight translation is an ideal practice for you to improve your simultaneous interpretation. When you are orally translating a text, you are engaged in the same process as when doing simultaneous interpretation (SI).

Just as in SI there is a delay between the time you hear a statement in the source language and the time you render that statement into the target language, in ST there is a delay between the moment you read a sentence and the moment you translate it.

Whether orally or in writing, it takes time for your mind to understand the source language, process the underlying meaning, and render it into the target language. In interpretation studies, the delay is known by the French word, décalage.

For fast sight translation to be used as preparation for simultaneous interpreting, the decalage must be short enough to allow your rendition to flow smoothly.

Therefore, the sight translation practice must be done non-stop and as fast as possible. How fast? Number of words divided by target speed equals how long should it take to sight translate the text. An 850 words text at 160 words per minute, should take you 5: 30 minutes.

Print the text, and as you do the sight translation pencil in a check mark at spots where you could not mentally retrieve the correct term or concept. Look these up. Begin to develop your own personal glossary.

Memorize any terms or phrases you missed. Do the sight translation again, and again, until you can do it fast, non-stop, with no errors.

Source: Advanced Sight Translation – A Training Program https://josevarelaibarra.gumroad.com/l/pwalw

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