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LN5028: INTRODUCTION TO CONFERENCE INTERPRETING (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:58


Course Overview

This course will introduce students to the main skills and strategies used by interpreters when performing their work as conference interpreters. Students learn the necessary techniques and skills such as note taking skills for conference interpreting purposes, anticipation skills, communication skills and presentation skills for both, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting. This course will include memory exercises, public speaking and tasks that build confidence enhancement opportunities. This course will run if there is a minimum of 3 students per language combination.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Yes

One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.


Course Description

This course will:

 Introduce the principles and practice of interpreting consecutively and simultaneously from one language bilaterally (from and into English) on a range of topics, and to develop students’ practice to an advanced level;

Develop the ability to construe meaning, intuition, and speed of reaction in order to ensure optimal interlinguistic mediation in the professional context of conference interpreting;

Instruct students in the principles and practice of note-taking for conference interpreting purposes;

Foster skills of public speaking at a high level. 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Speech - consecutive from English

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Speech 350 - 450 words

30 minutes per student

Learning Outcomes
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Speech - simultaneous from English

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Speech 400 - 500 words

30 minutes per student

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Speech - consecutive into English

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Speech 350 - 450 words

30 minutes per student

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Speech - simultaneous into English

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Speech 400 -500 words

30 minutes per student

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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Speech - consecutive into English

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Speech of 350-450

30 minutes per student

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Speech - consecutive from English

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Speech 350 - 400

30 minutes per student

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Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Speech - simultaneous into English

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
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Speech 400 - 500 words

30 minutes per student

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Speech - simultaneous from English

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Speech 400 - 500 words

30 minutes per student

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualApplyStudents will be able to demonstrate the research skills necessary to prepare for interpreting tasks, e.g. terminological research.
ProceduralAnalyseStudents will be able to identify the challenges of different interpreting situations
FactualApplyStudents will be able to demonstrate that they can work effectively under time pressure
ReflectionEvaluateStudents will be able to critically assess consecutive and simultaneous interpreting performances by means of self- and peer assessment

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