Japanese Interpreting Practice (Level 3)

Author: Qiu Ming, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Incorporated into the National Vocational Qualification System, targeting the public. Holders of the certificate can be appointed to corresponding positions according to their level. After the unified certification exam is implemented, translation professional qualification evaluations will no longer be conducted nationwide. "Japanese Interpretation Practice" is the designated Japanese training textbook for the National Translation Professional Qualification (Level) Examination organized and compiled by the China Foreign Languages Press and Publishing Administration after the Ministry of Personnel introduced the "National Translation Professional Qualification (Level) Examination." Based on the characteristics of interpretation teaching, the requirements of the interpretation profession, and the interpretation examination outline of the "National Translation Professional Qualification (Level) Examination," "Japanese Interpretation Practice" adopts a new format, making interpretation teaching more comprehensive, teaching arrangements more scientific, and teaching methods more diverse. "Japanese Interpretation Practice" is written in 16 units, with each unit's theme and supplementary exercises centered around a specific topic. The selected materials are realistic and cover common content in interpretation work. Topics include "Current Affairs and Politics," "China-Japan Relations," "Business Activities," "Science and Technology," "News Media," "Information Age," "Culture and Education," "Environmental Protection," "Etiquette and Toasts," "Tourism and Sightseeing," "Performing Arts," "Sports," "Health and Wellness," "Daily Life," and "Entertainment and Leisure." "Japanese Interpretation Practice" adheres to the concept of bidirectional interpretation teaching. Each unit's teaching projects include both Chinese-to-Japanese and Japanese-to-Chinese forms, following the principle of combining "dialogues," "short sentences," "paragraphs," "passages," and "vocabulary." This allows teachers to organize a variety of teaching activities. In terms of layout, the main course section includes both "dialogues" and "passages," accompanied by "interpretation commentary," which focuses on explaining interpretation difficulties and occasionally introduces background knowledge related to the content. The "Interpretation Practice" section includes "short sentences," "paragraphs," and "passages," along with "Listening and Note-taking" exercises to improve listening comprehension and note-taking skills. As a classic component of interpretation textbooks, the "Expanded Vocabulary" section compiles selected vocabulary and sentences related to the themes.