PROJECT-ORIENTED UNIVERSITY TRAINING OF SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETERS OF CHINESE LANGUAGE

Abstract

The article observes experimental research of introducing project-oriented model of training future simultaneous interpreters of Chinese language. The pedagogical experiment was conducted as an action research, and was carried out for several years during “Language and professional communication” university course. The researcher used methods of involved observation and questionnaire. Participants of experimental training presented their projects as an exam in the format of pitch-sessions, all the projects were aimed at developing bilateral Russian-Chinese business cooperation. For all product presentations interpreting service (either consecutive or simultaneous) was successfully provided. The results of experimental research showed that project-oriented training of future simultaneous interpreters of Chinese language is effective in developing their industry-based and project-oriented competences.