Situation based liaison interpreting curriculum development 2

Multiplicity of roles in business interpreting are matched by the multiplicity of situations. Subjects may be infinite in numbers but situations can be wrapped up to essentials redundant settings:

- small groups around a table
- presentation in front of a small group
- presentation in front of a large room
- moving interpretation during visits of facilities
- triadic interpretation as in private consultation or job interviewing

I still may be missing some though.

All these settings come with a number of different moods depending for instance on whether this is a first time meeting or not, meeting people are on good terms or not, meeting people share the same kind of knowledge to be the subject of the interaction, people on the other side have hired their own interpreter or use an in-house interpreter or adhoc interpreter, etc.

How many situation ca you replicate in the classroom that engage all the pupils at once? The business presentation format with a presentator and a ppt document prepared by the students is the easiest, most engaging tested so far, although engagement by students as listeners need to be sustained by detailed comments by the presentator who shifts from standing as the businessman to interaction analyst. This requires playfulness as well as strong alertness by the teacher.