| CODE | TTI5021 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Consecutive Interpretation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Translation, Terminology and Interpreting Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit consolidates the skills acquired in TTI5020 and helps prepare students for the European Union's interinstitutional accreditation test through advanced test-type exercises. At the end of the study-unit students will be capable of giving a fluent consecutive interpretation of an advanced, test-type speech lasting approximately 10 minutes into the target language, accurately reproducing the content of the original and using appropriate terminology and register. The students will be trained through mock tests with EU interpreters. Study-unit Aims: - Train the students to produce an accurate, coherent interpretation of an advanced test-type consecutive speech lasting approximately 10 minutes, focusing on content as well as register, body language and confidence; - Effectively prepare the students for the European Union's interinstitutional accreditation test through mock tests with EU interpreters. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Accurately analyse speeches with a view to interpreting them consecutively in a test setting; - Have a sound understanding of the note-taking and memorisation techniques required for advanced consecutive interpretation, as well as the appropriate body language and register; - Identify and apply the criteria used to evaluate consecutive interpretation in a professional institutional setting. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Give a fluent and coherent consecutive interpretation of a speech lasting approximately 10 minutes into the target language, accurately and confidently reproducing the content of the original and using appropriate terminology and register; - Conduct themselves professionally during consecutive interpretation tests both on site and remotely, and before a jury; - Critically evaluate their performance and that of their peers based on internationally recognised grading criteria. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts - Gillies A. (2005) Note-Taking for consecutive interpreting, St. Jerome Pub. - Nolan J. (2012) Interpretation: techniques and exercises. 2nd edition. Multilingual Matters. - Phelan M. (2001) The interpreter’s resource. 1st ed. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Supplementary reading - Eynaud J. (2011) Interpreting Models and Strategies for Maltese Interpreters: A Coursebook on Interpreting Studies. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-unit: TTI5020 The students’ A language (native language) must be Maltese. Students must be proficient in English or Italian as a B language (near-native level). If they do not have a B language, they must have two C languages (official EU languages, one of which must be English, French or German). The students’ proficiency will be assessed prior to the course through a compulsory aptitude test. Additional A and B languages may be added in the future. The course description will be revised annually based on the language profiles in demand with the EU interpreting services and the available resources. The current profile is: A + B or A + CC. The language profiles can be found on https://europa.eu/interpretation/doc/language_profiles.pdf. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Michelle Vigar Lucienne Attard Nicola Fiona Mangani |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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