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
Je hebt ‘Taal- en vertaalpraktijk Engels-Nederlands II’ gevolgd, alvorens dit vak op te nemen.​ Dit vak opnemen houdt in dat je gelijktijdig ‘.English: Language & Culture’ volgt of reeds geslaagd bent voor 'English: Language & Culture’.​ Zit je in een verkort traject dan kan je dit vak gewoon opnemen.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Julie Deconinck (course titular)
Thomas Parton
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
39 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Students carry out a range of speaking exercises (including paraphrasing, sight translation, summarizing, consecutive interpreting, public speaking) and gradually hone their oral proficiency in general, as well as their interpreting skills in particular. They are introduced to note-taking techniques for interpreters as well as a variety of professional interpreting contexts.

 

 

Additional info

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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 50% of the final mark.
Other determines 50% of the final mark.

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

  • mond examen with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

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

  • perm eval with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: //

Additional info regarding evaluation

For each assessment component, the course instructor(s) will explicitly indicate the permissibility of using generative AI or MT tools, specifying whether its usage is prohibited, limited to certain extents, or fully permitted. 

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

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Interpreting: Trajectory after non-linguistic bachelor programme (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Interpreting: Traject na vooropleiding prof. bachelor communicatiemanagement of prof. bachelor office management of prof. bachelor secundair onderwijs met twee vreemde talen in het studiepakket identiek aan de talen waarvoor men zich inschrijft. (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in Translating: Trajectory after professional bachelor Communication Management or Office Management or Teacher Training Secondary Education with 1 foreign language the same as the chosen language in the master program. (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Translating: Trajectory after academic bachelor linguistics and literature with one foreign language the same as the chosen language in the master program (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Translating: Trajectory after master linguistics and literature with one language identical to the one chosen in the master program. (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Interpreting: Trajectory after an academic bachelor programme (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Interpreting: Trajectory after an academic bachelor in linguistics and literature with two foreign languages identical as the two chosen in the master program. (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in Interpreting: Trajectory after a non-linguistic master programme (only offered in Dutch)