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Program of Translation and Interpretation (English)

MTI498

COMMUNITY INTERPRETING

Course Code
MTI498
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. will be able to define the ethical principles of community interpreting.
  2. will be able to prepare terminology required for community interpreting.
  3. will become familiar with different environments and settings where community interpreters are required to work.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course deals with community interpreting with special emphasis on work manners and ethics. Besides consecutive, simultaneous, and sight interpreting, work manners and ethics will also receive particular emphasis. Students will practice interpreting through various scenarios simulating legal, medical, and educational settings. They will be able to enhance their subject-specific terminology acquisition skills through various assignments.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General Introduction
2nd Week What is Conference Interpreting? What is the difference between Conference Interpreting and other Interpreting types?
3rd Week The duties and responsibilities of a Community Interpreter
4th Week Conference Interpreting and ethics
5th Week Terminology on medical and legal fields and investigation of case study regarding Conference Interpreting
6th Week Conference Interpreting in Health Care Services and Interpreting Services
7th Week Role play about Hospital Interpreting
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Community Interpreting in legal field and role play about Court Interpreting
10th Week Interpreting Practice: Refugee Interpreting
11th Week Interpreting Practice: Police Investigation
12th Week Interpreting Practice: Asylum Application
13th Week Interpreting Practice: Social Services
14th Week Final Remarks
15th Week Final Exam
Recommended or Required ReadingValero Garces, Carmen, and Anne Martin. Crossing Borders in Community Interpreting: Definitions and Dilemmas. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2008.
Wadensjö, Cecilia. 1998 Interpreting as Interaction. London: Longman. (Only Chapter 3)
Niska, Helge. 2000 Community Interpreter Training: Past, Present, Future. In Interpreting In the 21st Century, C. Carzone and M. Viezzi, eds. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 133-144
Pöchhacker, Franz. 1997 Is there anybody out there Community Interpreting in Austria . In The Critical Link: Interpreters in the Community, Carr, Silvana E., Roda P. Roberts, Aideen Dufour and Dini Steyn (eds.), 215 ff.
Mikkelson Holly. 1996. The Professionalization Of Community Interpreting in Global Vision, Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association, Muriel M. Jerome-O Keefe, ed., John Benjamins.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • 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 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 2 2
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 2 2
Laboratory (including preparation) 12 1 12
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 8 2 16
Total Work Load119
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.96
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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