Development of Interpretation Skills in Future Escort Interpreters for Work in International Tourist Activity

Abstract

The rapid development of international cooperation and interethnic contacts entails the need to improve training in the field of tourism, including training of escort interpreters. It is known that escort interpreters must not only have skills and abilities, but also constantly improve their knowledge of foreign languages. Thus, the problem of optimizing the development of translation competence in escort interpreters is gaining importance. The aim of the study is to substantiate the need to optimize the development of translation competence in escort interpreters to work in international tourism. The article involved the following methods: theoretical review and analysis of domestic and foreign literature on the problem of research, pedagogical observation and generalization of the experience of training escort interpreters in universities. It was found that optimization of translation competence in escort interpreters will be more effective in implementing the author’s model and methodology presented in the professional. The theoretical significance of this article is that the theory and methodology of vocational education identified and established the content of translation competence and a model for optimizing its development. The practical significance lies in the focus on optimizing the translation competence in translation guides. Relevant methods and programmes have been identified, which provide for development and application in practice of professionally oriented language situations in improvement of foreign language skills. The results indicate the effectiveness of established models and methods of optimizing development of translation competence in escort interpreters to work in international tourism based on the improvement of foreign language skills.