3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1021224ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
The students carry out listening and oral exercises (e.g. paraphrasing, translating from the sheet, oral summarising and consecutive interpreting, public speaking) and gradually hone their interpreting and oral language skills. They get to know the note system for consecutive interpretation and the professional contexts of interpreting.
In order to follow this part of the course, the following costs are compulsory and additional to the invoice you received as a student from the Student Administration Centre: for material (photocopies) a minimum amount of 5 € and a maximum amount of 25 € is required. The costs are borne by the student and cannot be recovered from fellow students, the holder or the faculty. The amounts are approximate and are given as accurately as possible. If you have payment problems as a result of these costs, you can contact the Social Services Students at sociale.dienst.studenten@vub.ac.be or +32 2 629 23 15. More information can also be found at https://my.vub.ac.be/studiefinanciering.
Contact information: by mail or upon appointment.
- The students develop basic interpreting skills and their oral language proficiency
- The students learn about interpreting as a skill and interpreting as a profession.
- The student has an understanding of interpreting in the broad sense and can apply a number of interpreting strategies
- At the end of the course, students will know what interpreting as a skill and interpreting as a profession entail.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Active cooperation during classes is compulsory and a prerequisite to take the exam.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-French (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: German-Spanish (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Linguistics and Literary Studies: English-German (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Duits-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)
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 an academic master in linguistics and literature with one or two foreign languages identical as the one or two chosen in the master program. (only offered in Dutch)