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TRAN8022 – Interpreting Practice 2

2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde

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General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Jing Fang
Unit lecturer
Adelis Huang
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
TRAN8021 or TRAN821
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit is designed to further develop students' interpreting skills so that they demonstrate advanced strategies in core interpreting techniques. Students are strongly encouraged to define appropriate strategies in both language directions through self/peer practice, while continuously developing generic interpreting skills such as active listening, note taking, and memory retention. Students are also expected to develop strong critical analysis and reflective capabilities in relation to self/peers interpreting practice. In addition, two new interpreting modes will be introduced to students, including telephone interpreting and chuchotage. The unit covers specific topic areas that can be directly applied to professional practices.

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Demonstrate the abilities to transfer messages accurately from A language to B language and from B language to A language in different modes.
  • ULO2: Demonstrate essential interpreting techniques: note-taking, reformulation, anticipation, and approximation.
  • ULO3: Analyse discourse for the purpose of interpreting.
  • ULO4: Demonstrate an understanding of extra-linguistic and cultural aspects of discourse.
  • ULO5: Extend domain-specific background knowledge.
  • ULO6: Demonstrate the complexity of interpreter roles (interactive communication management).
  • ULO7: Extend and consolidate foundation for self-directed learning to enhance professional skills.
  • ULO8: Demonstrate reflective and critical practice to become life-long learners.

Assessment Tasks

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  • Assignments submitted after the deadline, regardless of the reason, will be marked and returned at a date determined by the unit convenor.
  • Extensions cannot continue beyond the start of the following semester except under exceptional circumstances, and students should be aware that long extensions may impact graduation dates.  

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