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TRAN8906 – Specialised Interpreting Practice
2021 – 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
Della Goswell
Marc Orlando
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
TRAN822 or TRAN8022
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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 introduces the skills, techniques and knowledge required by professional interpreters to competently work in specific institutional settings: business interpreting, medical interpreting and legal interpreting. Through a mix of theory and applied practice, students learn about the broader contexts of these domains and then prepare for a simulation of a typical interpreting scenario for each of these settings. Student will build skills in terminology and glossary development, discourse management, message transfer, and reflective self-analysis. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate effective interpreting skills and techniques across business, medical and legal interpreting domains.
- ULO2: Apply theoretical and contextual knowledge to interpreting practice in these specific settings.
- ULO3: Generate creative solutions to complex interpersonal and professional conduct issues arising in interpreting practice.
- ULO4: Develop strategies to enable ongoing improvement based on self assessment of interpreting performance across these settings.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-assessment report | 45% | No | weeks 6, 9, 14 |
| Participatory task | 10% | No | ongoing |
| Interpreting performance | 45% | No | weeks 4, 8, 13 |
Self-assessment report
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: weeks 6, 9, 14
Weighting: 45%
After the role play sessions, students will be given a copy of their interpretation as a video clip. Students are required to write a report analysing their interpretation and the decisions they made in creating it. Students should discuss any improved decisions that they could make in future. Word length 1,000 words. These reports are worth 15% each.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Generate creative solutions to complex interpersonal and professional conduct issues arising in interpreting practice.
- Develop strategies to enable ongoing improvement based on self assessment of interpreting performance across these settings.
Participatory task
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 14 hours
Due: ongoing
Weighting: 10%
During semester, students will be asked to do regular readings and homework tasks to extend their learning. Completion of these tasks will support their participation in class discussions. The mark for this aspect will be based on holistic class participation throughout semester.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate effective interpreting skills and techniques across business, medical and legal interpreting domains.
Interpreting performance
Assessment Type 1: Simulation/role play
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: weeks 4, 8, 13
Weighting: 45%
On three occasions throughout semester, students will take part in a domain-specific simulated role play with an industry practitioner (GP, police officer, business person) and a LOTE (Languages other than English) client. During each role play, students will be filmed, so that they can analyse their performance for a later self-analysis report. Performance will be marked by LOTE tutors, and students will be given feedback. Each of the three interpreting performances is worth 15%.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate effective interpreting skills and techniques across business, medical and legal interpreting domains.
- Apply theoretical and contextual knowledge to interpreting practice in these specific settings.
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
This unit is delivered via weekly video-recorded lectures, followed by face to face tutorials for each of the three language streams. Students currently overseas and not able to attend the f2f LOTE tutorials are able to link in to synchronous zoom tutorials.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- 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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