Introduction to interpreting English

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1018540ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Studenten die dit opleidingsonderdeel opnemen, worden aangeraden geslaagd te zijn voor 'Vertalen (taal) II'. Indien dit niet het geval is, neem dan contact op met jouw docent. Studenten die ingeschreven zijn in een verkort programma kunnen dit opleidingsonderdeel zo opnemen.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Martine Goedefroy (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
39 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Different types of exercises (sight translation, whispering and memory training) are used to determine whether or not the student qualifies for the Master in Interpretation; Foreign language acquisition aspects also occur. Specific attention is given to the correct use of Dutch.

Students having Dutch in their language combination, automatically have to take the course 'Introduction to interpreting' in the other language of their combination, either German, English, French or Spanish.

Additional info

Students perform listening and oral exercises (e.g. paraphrasing, sight translation, oral summary and consecutive interpreting, public speaking) and gradually develop their interpreting skills and oral proficiency. They get acquainted with note-taking techniques for consecutive interpreting and with the professional contexts of interpreting.

Learning Outcomes

Doelstellingen

- Students develop basic interpreting techniques as well as their oral proficiency.

- Students gain an understanding of interpreting as a skill and as a professional activity.

Eindcompetenties

- Students have a general understanding of interpreting as a skill and as a professional activity.

- Students are able to apply basic interpreting skills.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
Other determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

oral exam with a relative weight of 70 which comprises 70% of the final mark.

Note: first session; second session oral exam

Within the Other category, the following assignments need to be completed:

permanent assessment with a relative weight of 30 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Note: first session; second session oral exam

Additional info regarding evaluation

Evaluation: Permanent evaluation 30% - oral exam 70%

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context