Strategies in Simultaneous Interpreting Based Upon Effort Model

Abstract

Effort distribution is an often-mentioned term in interpreting practices and research. Effort Model, which is designed to reveal the distribution of efforts during interpreting, has become one of the most cited models to deal with the issue of cognitive load and has been adopted by researchers to analyze corresponding strategies. The paper presents the content of Effort Model and analyzes the strategies and methods designed upon model, with the hope of providing suggestions for future interpreting practices.