APG5179 · Simultaneous interpreting

Overview

In this unit, you will explore two components of interpreting: • Theory, principles, and techniques of simultaneous interpreting. You will also be introduced to simultaneous interpreting with text. • The unit focuses on training you in interpreting across a wide array of settings that commonly occur in diplomatic and business interpreting. These include: government policies and ministerial speeches (welfare and employment), economic topics, (environment and international trade) and international affairs (geopolitics). You will acquire content knowledge and specialist language that relate to the contexts of these settings.

Areas of study: Interpreting and translation

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. apply interpreting skills required in a range of interpreting settings, topics, and assignments;
2. provide effective LOTE-English / English-LOTE interpreting in various formal settings;
3. provide effective LOTE-English / English-LOTE simultaneous interpreting with text;
4. interpret fluently and accurately passages that are delivered in professional contexts, and are of easy (general) to moderate(specialised) levels of difficulty.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.