ABSTRACT
Memory skills comprise good working memory. However, psychological studies of human memory distinguish between short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM). STM refers to retaining information for a short period of time without creating the neural mechanisms for later recall. Interpretation is the form of translation that demands individuals to perform high cognitive tasks and requires skills of rapid understanding of the auditory material in the source language to reproduce it in the target language, either simultaneously or within the shortest time possible, as in consecutive or sight interpretation. Each domain, where the act of interpretation is undertaken, has its own treatment and deliberations to be considered by the interpreter to deliver an intact message and fulfil the needs of the domain accurately. A trained memory is an essential part of the process of both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation as the interpreter heavily relies on memory to retain what is heard.
