Introduction to Professional Interpreting - MODL2002

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 Level 1 units of credit including at least 12 units of credit in a language course or special permission from the Course Authority
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Aims at providing students with foundations of professional interpreting. Essentially a practical course, it deals with subject areas most common in Australia and international contexts. Involves tasks such as dialogue and consecutive interpreting and deals with thematic areas such as welfare, social security, medical and legal. Addresses crucial interpreting and linguistic problems relevant to interpreting: problems of vocabulary, equivalents, syntax, grammar and speech register. Includes the acquisition of interpreter's practical skills and looks at socio cultural aspects of interpreting and professional ethics.

Note: High level of skills in English and a language other than English is a prerequisite. This course is available to students who have completed at least 12 units of credit or equivalent in French, German, Indonesian, Russian or Spanish and students who have completed JAPN3001 or KORE3001 or equivalent.

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of this subject students should be able to acquire skills necessary for two-directional short-consecutive (dialogue) interpreting at paraprofessional level, in different interpreting settings and areas such as education, welfare, health and law.

Assessment


  • Class participation - 30%
  • Dialogue interpreting test (mid semester) - 20%
  • Ethics test - 10%
  • Dialogue interpreting test (end of semester) - 20%
  • Personal project - 20%