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TRAN8098 – Simultaneous Interpreting into LOTE 2
2021 – Session 2, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
Session 2 Learning and Teaching Update
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Adelis Huang
Margaret Wood
Program Director
Marc Orlando
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
TRAN897 or TRAN8097
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to advance and consolidate the skills and strategies acquired in the Simultaneous Interpreting into LOTE 1 unit. To this end, more difficult speeches and panel discussions that are delivered and carried out in professional settings will be used for intensive practice into LOTE. Students are required to practice interpreting both with text and without text using a combination of coping strategies.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate the enhanced skills required for simultaneous interpreting into LOTE.
- ULO2: Apply coping strategies required for challenges inherent to simultaneous interpreting into LOTE and manifested in different contexts.
- ULO4: Critically analyse, evaluate and reflect on your English-to-LOTE simultaneous interpreting performance through individual, peer and group assessment.
- ULO3: Demonstrate a systematic and on-going effort in building world knowledge needed for international, regional and inter-governmental and industry-related conferences.
- ULO5: Acquire a profound understanding of simultaneous interpreting as a life-long practice which requires vigorous and systematic effort on a regular basis.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Final examination | 50% | No | Week 14 |
| In-class assessment | 20% | Yes | Weekly in class |
| Mid-term examination | 30% | No | Week 7 |
Final examination
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Week 14
Weighting: 50%
Students are required to interpret one speech of 20 minutes or slightly longer from English into LOTE (Language other than English), equivalent to 2,600 to 3,000 words, using the simultaneous mode in the conference interpreting booths. An interpreting brief will be published through iLearn one week before the examination date. Individual performance will be marked with marking rubrics that are made available to students via iLearn at the beginning of the unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate the enhanced skills required for simultaneous interpreting into LOTE.
- Apply coping strategies required for challenges inherent to simultaneous interpreting into LOTE and manifested in different contexts.
- Demonstrate a systematic and on-going effort in building world knowledge needed for international, regional and inter-governmental and industry-related conferences.
In-class assessment
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 36 hours
Due: Weekly in class
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Students are strongly encouraged to attend all of the lectures and tutorials scheduled for the unit to acquire the necessary skills and strategies of simultaneous interpreting. Students will undertake simultaneous interpreting exercises with more complex and specialized speeches, and are encouraged to carry out self-assessment as well as peer assessment in and outside class. Both formative and summative feedback will be provided to students during class time.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate the enhanced skills required for simultaneous interpreting into LOTE.
- Apply coping strategies required for challenges inherent to simultaneous interpreting into LOTE and manifested in different contexts.
- Critically analyse, evaluate and reflect on your English-to-LOTE simultaneous interpreting performance through individual, peer and group assessment.
- Demonstrate a systematic and on-going effort in building world knowledge needed for international, regional and inter-governmental and industry-related conferences.
- Acquire a profound understanding of simultaneous interpreting as a life-long practice which requires vigorous and systematic effort on a regular basis.
Mid-term examination
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 30%
Students are required to interpret one speech of approximately 15 to 20 minutes from English into LOTE (language other than English), equivalent to 2,100 to 2,500 English words using the simultaneous mode in the conference interpreting booths. An interpreting brief will be published through iLearn one week before the examination date. Individual performance will be marked with marking rubrics that are made available to students via iLearn at the beginning of the unit.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate the enhanced skills required for simultaneous interpreting into LOTE.
- Apply coping strategies required for challenges inherent to simultaneous interpreting into LOTE and manifested in different contexts.
- Critically analyse, evaluate and reflect on your English-to-LOTE simultaneous interpreting performance through individual, peer and group assessment.
- Demonstrate a systematic and on-going effort in building world knowledge needed for international, regional and inter-governmental and industry-related conferences.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Materials used for this unit are largely selected from the Internet in general and YouTube and EU Speech Repository in particular. The learning and teaching strategies used are mainly through face to face interaction between lecturers and students. Additionally, students will be also encouraged to leverage iLearn for communication and participate in group discussion, peer evaluation and group research project for interpreting assignments.
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy
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Results
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Unit information based on version 2021.01R of the Handbook