APG5616 · Conference interpreting

Overview

This unit will train interpreting students in the skills of long consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting of seen and unseen speeches. You will build on your existing, well-developed skills in dialogue, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, and in sight translation. You will work in simulated conference interpreting settings in a relevant thematic area and will be familiarised with the research literature relevant to this setting.

Areas of study: Interpreting and translation

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

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. Locate content-specific information relevant to the preparation and analysis of speeches according to specialist areas;
2. Utilise booth techniques and team interaction skills in interpretation;
3. Utilise sight interpretation skills to interpret text;
4. provide a fluent, accurate, effective and consecutive interpretation of a complex speech of up to 10 minutes into the target language;
5. Provide a fluent, accurate, effective and simultaneous interpretation of a complex speech of up to 15 minutes into the target language;
6. Apply theories and concepts of Interpreting Studies in conference settings.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 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.

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