Consecutive interpreting (C language) -Swedish - level 2 3200-M1-3TKOCS2

Student’s time investment:

2x 30=60 class hours;

2x 15=30 hrs preparation;

2x 5=10 hrs final assignment or test preparation.

In sum: 2x 50=100 hrs, corresponding to 4 ECTS.

This course is aimed at developing students’ knowledge and skills necessary for successful consecutive interpretation. The core of the course is the practical component: exercises with texts of different lengths, initially about 2 - 4 minutes, going up to 5-6 towards the end of the semester. Throughout the course the students develop their note-taking techniques and learn to spot issues in their notes. Furthermore, throughout the entire course the instructor presents practical information on the profession of the consecutive interpreter and the interpreter’s work ethics. Apart from practising consec in the “conventional” mode, the students also learn about and practise liaison/ad hoc interpreting. The attending students can practise their practical interpreting skills but also expand their general knowledge and the knowledge of their A and B languages. At this stage, more specialist texts are introduced which are more challenging for the students and require more extensive lexical preparation.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

This course covers the following elements: 1. introduction: revisiting and summing up the theory of consecutive interpreting learned during the first semester of consecutive interpreting classes (TKO1) 2. consecutive interpreting with notes, text length: 2 to 6 minutes 3. development of note-taking skills and techniques: note-taking for structure and content, practical exercises with texts of 2 to 6 minutes 4. identification of challenges and mistakes in note-taking 5. alternative consec modes: liaison/ad hoc, sim-consec. 6. Interpreter’s ethical conduct 7. Quality assurance in interpreting

Course coordinators

Term 2023L:

Agnieszka Piątek
Anna Sworowska

Term 2024L:

Jan Marszałek
Agnieszka Piątek

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student:

- is able to interpret consecutively (with notes) a general text (c.a. 6 mins)

- is able to interpret consecutively (with notes) a semi-specialised text (c.a. 5 mins)

- is able to make a sight interpretation

- is familiar with other forms of interpreting (chuchotage, liaison) and is able to provide them

- is able to assess an interpretation and to describe possible errors

- is familiar with the ethics and professional aspects of the work of an interpreter

Assessment criteria

Credit based on:

- regular attendance, 80% of all classes as a minimum

- active participation in classes

- successful delivery of final exercise/s, assessment criteria:

Content: 60%
Language: 20%
Delivery: 20%

Bibliography

Frishberg N. 1990. Interpreting: An Introduction. Silver Spring: RID Publishing

Gile D. 1995b. Basic concepts and models for interpreter and translator training. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: J.Benjamins

Gillies A. 2000/2004 Tłumaczenie ustne. Nowy poradnik dla studentów. Conference interpreting. Kraków: Tertium

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 3200-M1-3TKOCS2 in USOSweb