Session 2 Learning and Teaching Update
The decision has been made to conduct study online for the remainder of Session 2 for all units WITHOUT mandatory on-campus learning activities. Exams for Session 2 will also be online where possible to do so.
This is due to the extension of the lockdown orders and to provide certainty around arrangements for the remainder of Session 2. We hope to return to campus beyond Session 2 as soon as it is safe and appropriate to do so.
Some classes/teaching activities cannot be moved online and must be taught on campus. You should already know if you are in one of these classes/teaching activities and your unit convenor will provide you with more information via iLearn. If you want to confirm, see the list of units with mandatory on-campus classes/teaching activities.
Visit the MQ COVID-19 information page for more detail.
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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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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 |
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.
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.
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.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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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Unit information based on version 2021.01R of the Handbook