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TL2501: INTRODUCTION TO BILATERAL INTERPRETING (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:59


Course Overview

This course introduces the skills of liaison interpreting, develops confidence in conversation management and performance evaluation as well as students´ research and documentation skills.

It also provides opportunities for students to practice intercultural mediation through liaison interpreting in a structured and supported manner.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz

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

  • One of French (FR) or German (GM) or Modern Languages or Spanish And Latin American Studies (SP) or Translation Studies (TL) or Ma Modern Languages & Translation & Interpretation Studies
  • TL2001 Theory of Translation and Interpreting (Studied)
  • One of Programme Level 2 or Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

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 help students in:

1. Selecting, extracting and synthesising key information from written and spoken sources;

2. Engaging in problem solving tasks;

3. Developing intercultural knowledge and awareness;

4. Engaging in public speaking;

5. Developing interpersonal and communication skills.


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

Translation Exercise

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Assessment, translation piece to complete in advanced language into English. 

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Oral Presentation: Group

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 40
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In course assessment.

Students working in pairs to complete a 1hr exercise to give an oral presentation on language specific work reviewing three pieces of text from English to advanced language and three from advanced language into English. 

Learning Outcomes
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Translation Exercise

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 30
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Assessment, translation piece to complete in English into Advanced Language  

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Oral Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 48,49,50 Feedback Weeks

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Students do the examination in pairs – language specific. Each student does three interventions into English and three into the foreign language

Examination will take place during the resit examination period

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyAn ability to use language creatively and precisely for a range of purposes and audiences.
ProceduralUnderstandRole management and mediation in the triadic exchange (protocol);

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