| Abstract | The aim of this paper is to provide an insight into the development of note-taking systems for consecutive interpreting. For every consecutive interpreter, having an individual, effective notetaking system is indispensable. This paper presents the basic principles and guidelines, as found in the existing literature, to serve as a base and inspiration for developing one’s own note-taking
system. The first part defines consecutive interpreting, explains its use and provides a brief historical overview. In the main part, note-taking is presented as a part of consecutive interpreting and its function explained. After that, the principles and propositions for developing a note-taking system are presented and explained in detail, as proposed by experts in the field. In the next chapter, the pedagogy of note-taking is presented, i.e. the various stances on how it should be taught to students, and when it should be introduced in the curriculum, regarding the level of study, as well as the phase of consecutive interpreting teaching. An attempt is made to introduce some principles of note-taking that are adjusted to the Croatian language, most of the existing ones being written from English, German or French perspectives. In the end, the future of note-taking is discussed regarding the technology improvements and the possible substitute of note-taking by digital voice recorders, and the introduction of a new mode of interpreting, namely, the simultaneous consecutive mode. |
