Simultaneous interpretation and translation (B language) - English level 3 3200-M2-3TSYBA3

Student’s workload:
2 x 30, i.e. 60 class hours;
30 hrs preparation;
10 hrs final assignment or test preparation.
In sum: 100 hrs, corresponding to 4 ECTS.

The last semester can be divided into two segments. First and foremost, the students polish their intrepreting skills during regular classroom sessions oriented towards developing the ability to render details, keep target text logic, maintain correct articulation and proper style. The students practise by means of various advanced texts of different style and logic, delivered by different source text speakers.
In addition, the students work in groups and take part in sessions simulating the real-life interpreting experience, i.e. the so-called mock conferences. These sessions are aimed at preparing the students for work post-graduation. The participants develop the ability to prepare for an assignment, cooperate with their boothmates, work with the virtual client and behave adequately during the assignment itself.
The practical exercises are supplemented with projects conducted on one’s own or in teams, related to the development of vocabulary and general knowledge, e.g. by means of preparing vocabulary lists or presentations.
In order to raise the awareness of professional standards, the students are encouraged to take part in university conferences where simultaneous interpreting is provided.
Furthermore, the EU accreditation test is also covered when it comes to simultaneous interpreting together with the quality assessment criteria.
The students also take part in extra-curricular virtual classes conducted with partner national and foreign institutions, including univeristies and EU facilities.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

Developing simultaneous interpreting skills This course covers the following elements: 1. Polishing the skills acquired during the 1st and 2nd semester; 2. Developing interpreting skills based on induvidual assessment: working on what needs improvement 3. Practising specialised and advanced interpreting; 4. Developing the ability to interpret speakers with native and non-native pronunciation; 5. Working on collaborating with the client; 6. Working on booth cooperation; 7. Preparing for the accreditation exam.

Course coordinators

Term 2026L:

Katarzyna Czarnocka-Gołębiewska
Tomasz Korybski

Term 2024L:

Gabriela Flis
Tomasz Korybski

Term 2025L:

Katarzyna Czarnocka-Gołębiewska
Wojciech Figiel
Tomasz Korybski

Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, the student:

KNOWLEDGE
1. knows the types and forms of simultaneous interpreting and current trends in its development (S2_W01, K_W02, K_W03, K_W05, K_W11)
2. knows advanced strategies and techniques of simultaneous interpreting, as well as booth etiquette and microphone use, as well as principles of cooperation with a client (S2_W02, K_W01, K_W02, K_W03, K_W10)

SKILLS
1. is capable of interpreting highly specialised texts delivered by different speakers (S2_U01, K_U01, K_U03, K_U05)
2. can simultaneously interpret from French into Polish (A) and from Polish (A) into French long texts, advanced in terms of vocabulary,
phraseology and structure, as well as accreditation test-type texts (S2_K_U03, K_U04, K_U07, K_U08, K_U09, K_U10, K_U11, K_U13)

SOCIAL COMPETENCES
1. is prepared to uphold the ethos of the interpreting profession and to observe and develop the principles of professional ethics for interpreters, knows work standards and professional ethics: booth etiquette, teamwork rules, knows how to work with another interpreter during an assignment, is prepared to establish cooperation with a client, (S2_KO8, K_K04, K_K05) (K_W11, K_K02, K_K04)
2. is prepared to critically evaluate original texts/oral statements and their interpretations, knows the criteria for assessing interpreting quality: accuracy – comprehensibility – completeness – fluency – articulation – style – behaviour during an assignment and. (S2_KO1, K_K01, K_K05, K_K06) (K_K06)
3. understands and applies the principles of professional preparation and lexical and technical skills development, as well as preparing for an assignment, recognises the importance of knowledge, including translation studies, in solving interpreting problems. (S2_KO2, K_K01, K_K02, K_K05)

Detailed descriptions of learning outcomes for the field of study (marked K) and specialization (marked S) can be found in Appendix No. 9 to Resolution No. 251 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw of April 19, 2023 amending Resolution No. 414 of the Senate of the University of Warsaw of May 8, 2019, on study programs at the University of Warsaw.

Assessment criteria

Assessment criteria and methods:

- 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

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
Tryuk M. 2006. Przekład ustny środowiskowy. Warsaw: PWN
Tryuk M. 2006 (red.) Teoria i dydaktyka przekładu konferencyjnego. Warszawa: Wyd. Takt.
Tryuk M. 2007 Przekład ustny konferencyjny. Warszawa, PWN.
Tryuk M. (red.)2010. O tłumaczach, prawnikach, lekarzach i urzędnikach. Teoria i praktyka przekładu środowiskowego w Polsce. Warsaw: Wyd. BelStudio
Ocena tłumaczenia ustnego/Evaluating an Interpreter’s Performance 1998. Łódź: OBiSP UŁ.

AIIC.: www.aiic.net
SCIC EU: www.scic.ec.europa.eu
STP: www.stp.org.p
STP: www.stp.org.p
EMCI: www.emcinterpreting.org

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