Introduction to Interpreting
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| EDEN3008 | School of Education and English | 3 | 20 | Autumn China |
- Code
- EDEN3008
- School
- School of Education and English
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn China
Summary
Students will acquire basic skills of consecutive interpreting through practice in the range of settings that they may encounter as an interpreter, including public speaking skills, tactics of interpreting (comprehension, note-taking, reformulation, etc.) and sight translation.
Please note: This module is assessed at the end of Autumn semester. Re-sit exams are scheduled normally in the summer and can take the same form as the missing/ failed component of the assessment (exam, essay etc.) or other form, as decided by the School.
Target Students
BA students of English with International Business, English Language & Applied Linguistics, English Language and Literature, exchange students and students from other schools in UNNC by arrangement.
Classes
- One 1-hour-30-minute seminar each week for 10 weeks
- One 1-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 10 weeks
One 1.5-hour lecture plus 1.5-hour seminar/workshop for 10 weeks in:Introduction to and practicing public speaking skills, phases of consecutive interpreting (listening, analysis, memory, production), notetaking for consecutive interpreting, and sight translation; practicing public speaking and consecutive interpreting in contexts, such as business presentations, after dinner speeches, and cultural tours; and sight translation
Assessment
- 50% Sight Translation Exam (0-hour-20-minute): In both directions, each for about 3-5 minutes in source language. Midterm examination (in week 5) or take-home examination.
- 50% Consecutive Interpreting Exam (0-hour-5-minute): In both directions, each for about 3-5 minutes in source language. Tabled examination or take-home examination.
Educational Aims
This module aims at developing students’ awareness and understanding of practical issues ininterpreting throughinterpreting texts in various subject areas while developing skills in resolving different types ofinterpreting problems: syntactic, semantic and pragmatic among others. It will also serve to enrich students’ background knowledge in different subject areas and upgrade students’ language level and communication skills so as to facilitate their further study.Learning Outcomes
(a) Knowledge and understanding
A1 Knowledge and understanding of linguistic, textual and cultural issues relating to interpreting, and techniques for resolving difficulties
A2 Enriched knowledge and understanding of the lexis, structures and functions of English
A3 intercultural awareness of social and situational issues
(b) Intellectual skills
B1 Critical analysis of source materials and strategies for resolving interpreting problems
B2 Ability to mediate between people and cultures
B3 Critical assessment of own and others’ interpreting
(c) Professional practical skills
C1 Ability to interpret between English and Chinese across a wide range of subject areas
C2 Presentation, public speaking skills
C3 Research, planning and preparation for interpreting assignments
C4 Clear written and oral communication in both languages
(d) Transferable (key) skills
D1 Oral communication and presentation skills
D2 Independent learning skills
D3 Time management and organisational skills
D4 Skill of working effectively under pressure
Conveners
- Mr Ken Chen