Interpreting exams will be audio-recorded and marked on an exam script.

Journals should be submitted to tutors electronically via iLearn. Follow tutors’ instructions.  

• fill in and include the cover sheet provided on the Linguistics web site:
• http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/support/coversheet.htm
• add a footer to each page of the assignment, with page numbering, your name and student number, and the unit code clearly marked e.g., Robin Brown, 40112333, LING923
• type double-spaced
• use the appropriate subject heading for the email (see below)
• use the appropriate file name for the attachment (see below).

Please note that assignments will not be accepted unless they have both the coversheet and the footer.

Please submit assignments one time only unless specifically requested.

Please do NOT submit assignments by email directly to the Unit Convenor

In case of electronic submission, you must submit the assignment in MSWord or RTF format or Excel spreadsheet.

Email subject headers: When emailing assignments, please use subject headings such as:

TRANGXXX ass1

TRANXXX ass2 option #

Please also ensure that your full name and student number appears in the body of the email message. It is often impossible to determine from whom an email comes by looking at the sender’s email address.

Naming files: It is suggested that assignments submitted electronically should use the format explained below for naming attached files. Please ensure that there are no symbols or strange characters in the file name.

If Noam Chomsky is submitting assignment one for LING927, the file should be named:

nchomsky_927_1

Three major interpreting modes, namely dialogue interpreting, consecutive interpreting, and sight translation, will be introduced through tutorials. While students are taught consecutive interpreting into A language (i.e. their mother tongue), they are engaged in practice in delivering sight translation and dialogue interpreting in both language directions (A↔B).

Other class activities include listening comprehension exercises, memory extension exercises, vocabulary quizzes, discussions on professional ethics and social-cultural aspects of community interpreting, role plays, paraphrasing, and speech presentations.

Teaching materials are selected from various sources including TV and radio news and current affairs programs, newspaper and magazine articles, scripted and recorded dialogues, and speeches from the Internet. These materials deal with a spectrum of topics such as Education, Government (Politics and Local government, Welfare, Immigration), Economy (Finance, Insurance), Health (Medical), and Law (Police, Consumer Affairs, etc.). Students are encouraged to conduct comparative studies into social cultural similarities and differences between Australia and the country where LOTE (language other than English) is spoken.

Students are expected to do preparation work at home before each class and to practice their interpreting skills in self-organized small groups between classes during the week. Through the program-arranged practicum, students will be able to participate in supervised practice and will be offered chances to practice in real and/or simulated interpreting settings. Self-monitoring and error analysis are essential in improving individual interpreting performance quality. Students should reflect their learning process. Students are required to participate in the weekly online discussion through iLearn (see details below), which are to help them to keep track of their progress, identify their strengths and weaknesses and work toward improving their competence.

iLearn facility is available to assist learning (go to http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/, MQID and PW needed), where students can have discussions on various topics related to the course, and self-practice materials are also provided there for some language streams. Please discuss with your tutors regarding effective study plans and how to use iLearn for teaching and learning.