Name and describe the three main modes of interpretation used in BTG training.

• A. Sight translation: reading a document aloud and translating at sight.
• B. Simultaneous: real-time for rapid exchanges.
• C. Consecutive (one or two sentences at a time), Simultaneous (real-time for rapid exchanges), Sight translation (reading a document aloud and translating at sight).
• D. Interpreting by writing notes.

Answer: (C)

Three main modes of interpretation in BTG training are consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, and sight translation. In consecutive interpretation, the interpreter listens to a speaker, notes key points, and then renders the message into the target language after the speaker pauses, often dividing the speech into short segments like one or two sentences. Simultaneous interpretation is done in real time as the speaker talks, usually from a booth with equipment, so the interpreter speaks almost at the same moment as the source language, enabling rapid exchanges. Sight translation involves reading a written document in the source language and immediately translating it orally into the target language, without a prepared script. This combination covers live dialogue, fast exchanges, and on-the-spot document translation—the essential trio used in BTG training.