CONFERENCE INTERPRETING

MTI481

Course Code: MTI481
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will expand their awareness about the codes of ethics and working conditions of conference interpreting.
will enhance their competence acquired through simultaneous interpreting.
will learn to be prepared for challenges which may be encountered in a conference setting and find solutions to them.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims to enhance students' interpreting skills with intense interpreting practices in a conference setting. Students are expected to develop strategies to control stress and to deal with various speakers and different dictions of non-native English speakers.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General Introduction
2^nd Week	The tasks of a Conference Interpreter
3^rd Week	Conference Interpreting and ethics
4^th Week	National and International institutions regarding Conference Interpreting
5^th Week	The observation and investigation of an example of Conference Interpreting
6^th Week	Interpreting Practice: EU and UN speeches
7^th Week	Interpreting Practice: EU and UN speeches
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Interpreting Practice: Inauguration speeches
10^th Week	Interpreting Practice: Press Conference
11^th Week	Interpreting Practice: Speeches on economy
12^th Week	Interpreting Practice: Speeches on politics, diplomacy and policy
13^th Week	Interpreting Practice: Medical Speeches
14^th Week	Final Remarks
15^th Week	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Jones, Roderick. Conference Interpreting Explained. Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Pöchhacker, Franz, Introducing Interpreting Studies,USA:Routledge, 2004.
Doğan, Aymil, Sözlü Çeviri ve Uygulamaları, Hacettepe:Doktorlar Yayınevi, 2003.
Taylor-Bouladon, Valerie. Conference interpreting: Principles and practice, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Problem Solving
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	12	2	24
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	5	5
Laboratory (including preparation)	7	2	14
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	8	4	32
Total Work Load			130
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.33
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1		X	X
K2		X	X
K3		X	X
K4		X	X
K5		X	X
K6	X	X	X
K7	X		X
K8	X		X
K9	X	X	X
K10	X	X	X
K11			X