Introduction to Interpreting
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MLAC3151 | Modern Languages and Cultures | 3 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- MLAC3151
- School
- Modern Languages and Cultures
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
Students will be introduced to different forms, modes and models of interpreting as well as the issues that are often encountered by professional interpreters. It will offer opportunities to explore the different techniques/skills required for both simultaneous and consecutive interpretation. The module is seminar-led in order to maximise practice in class, in which the main difficulties of interpreting will be examined, along with strategies to deal with them.
Target Students
Only available for BA Modern Languages with Translation students.
Classes
- One 2-hour practicum each week for 10 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 10 weeks
The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies operates an attendance policy. The details of this policy can be found in the student handbook on Workspace and in module handbooks.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: Interpreting portfolio
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module aims to introduce students to the profession of interpreting. Through practice-based seminars, skills, technical challenges and ethical considerations will be considered drawing on the interpreting theories. As interpreting is an oral practice, the main areas of focus in this module are intercultural transfer and public speaking. Students will have the opportunity to improve their listening, concentration and memory skills, to acquire note-taking skills and to broaden their understanding of the different communication contexts in which interpreting takes place.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
- A1: The grammar, structures, registers and practical functioning of the chosen languages.
- A2: The techniques required for successful working at the interface of the chosen languages and English.
- A5: The practical workings of the societies in which the chosen languages are spoken.
- A7: Linguistic, interpersonal, ethical, business and cultural issues relating to interpreting, and technique for resolving difficulties.
Intellectual Skills:
- B2: Make critical use of primary and secondary source material, both written and audio-visual.
- B3: Develop an understanding of complex ideas in their socio-historical context.
- B4: Engage in independent study and research.
- B5: Engage in critical and analytic reflection on the basis of ideas acquired through B1-4.
- B7: Engage in exchanges of ideas with others, giving due weight to their opinions.
- B8: Make a practical and effective use of both English and the target languages, informed by the acquisitions of B1-7.
Professional and Transferable Skills:
- C1: Communicate effectively in the target languages orally for a variety of purposes
- C2: Develop listening comprehension skills in the target languages.
- C5: Translate effectively from the target languages into English and from English into the target languages.
- C6: Understand, process and express complex ideas in both English and the target languages
- C7: Work independently with written and spoken source materials in both English and the target languages and evaluate and process the results of research.
- D1: Effective communication of information and ideas in appropriate registers of both oral and written English.
- D2: Gathering, processing and critically evaluating material from a variety of sources, written, oral or audio-visual.
- D4: Working productively independently.
- D6: Working productively under pressure.
- D7: Organising time and work programmes effectively and meeting deadlines.
- D9: Ability to reflect on his/her own performance and recognise strengths and weaknesses.
- D10: General personal skills: self-reliance, flexibility, initiative, self-confidence.