Translation and interpreting internship 3223-LPRAKT

http://www.iksi.uw.edu.pl/tlumaczeniowe

The internship is relevant to the professional needs of the students and the needs of the society where they will work as translators.
Throughout the internship, the students will be able to improve their linguistic skills in the real life environment.
The internship aims at:
- developing the knowledge gained during studies;
- familiarising a student with working environment;
- shaping the necessary professional skills;
- shaping professional communication skills;
- familiarising a student with organisation structure and translation process;
- developing team work, time management, being responsible for given tasks;
- improving translation skills.
The internship may take place in administrative and government units, translation agencies, research centres or similar bodies where translation is done. A student can choose a company on his/her own or follow career office recommendations (www.biurokarier.uw.edu.pl). The student reports to internship proxy in the Institute and needs his/her acceptance of internship commencement. The student provides the proxy with the following documents:
-the list of translated text in a written form;
-sample translations of minimum 10 pages (1800 characters)
-confirmation and assessment of internship issued by a host institution.

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Remote learning
Field classes

Prerequisites (description)

Translation internship is obligatory for 3rd year students. Students are supposed to be familiar with the Rules of translation internship at IKSI available at the website. Requirements: working knowledge of B language at the minimum B2 level, basic A-B-A translation skills; working knowledge of translator’s tools is recommended. The Institute proxy responsible for internship supervises all the internship process from the beginning when students need recommendation. 80 hrs of internship include: - translator’s work observation – ca. 30 hrs - preparation for tasks and translation – 50 hrs

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes - knowledge:
The student is expected to
- know translator’s working environment (K_W01),
- know how to translate and/or interpret the texts (K_W04);
- have advanced and practical knowledge of the translation and/or interpretation process (K_W02);

Learning outcomes – skills:
The student is expected to
- be able to recognise the type of source and target texts (K_U01);
- be able to find proper equivalents in a given context using the repository of all possible references, databases and translation tools (K_U02);
- be able to translate a source text into a target text in a selected field (K_U04);
- have got language skills enabling them to participate successfully in the working environment (K_U09).

Learning outcomes – socio-cultural competency:
The student is expected to
- be aware of translator’s ethics and responsibility (K_K05);
- be prepared to function effectively in translation process owing to their language competence (K_K01).

Assessment criteria

The students’ achievements are assessed in accordance with the University regulations. Assessment is done by host institution and by the internship proxy in the Institute based on provided documents, i.e. certificate of internship in the amount of 80 hrs, incl. 40 hrs of translator's assistance and 40 hrs of translation itself.

Practical placement

YES

Bibliography

References to be recommended by host institution.

Additional information

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

Description of 3223-LPRAKT in USOSweb