COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IMT 3001 CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ALEV TISON

Offered to

English Translation and Interpreting
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)

Course Objective

The course objective is to make sure that students learn basic skills for consecutive interpreting, putting them into practice each week by using speech text on miscellaneous topics, and learn and put into practice before the class how to prepare for a consecutive interpreting assignment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They will be able to combine their not taking and sight translation skills with the skills of consecutive interpreting.
2   They will be able to prepare terminology work on various fields.
3   They will be able to grow in their active listening skills in English as well as Turkish.
4   They will be able to take notes in a source speech and render it into the target language.
5   They will be able to enhance their rhetorical skills and to use their body language effectively.
6   They will be able to address target audience effectively.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to consecutive interpreting
2 Shadow exercises
3 Memory exercises
4 Public speaking skills
5 Class exercise: opening and final speeches Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
6 Class exercise. Topic: Education Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
7 Class exercise. .Topic: Tourism Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
8 Mid-term exam
9 Class exercise. Topic: Environment Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
10 Class exercise. Topic: Trade Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
11 Class exercise. Topic: Politics Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
12 Class exercise. Topic: Marketing Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
13 Class exercise: Prime ministerial speeches Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.
14 Class exercise. Topic: EU - Turkey Students will prepare for the resources of the topic.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Text books
- Wadensjö, Cecilia. Dialogue interpreting: A monologising practice in a dialogically organised world. Linköping University, Sweden
- Ficchi, Velia. Learning consecutive interpretation: An empirical study and an autonomous approach.
- Cheng, Y.P. 1994. Consecutive Interpretation: How to Use Your Symbols Intelligently , in Translation and interpreting: bridging East and West : Selected Conference Papers. Ed Richard K. Seymour, Ching-chih Liu.
2. Class Material
- Miscellaneous texts related to the seminars that will be used in interpreting.
- Miscellaneous online resources including dictionaries, referential web sites etc.
- Speech texts

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This is an applied class; conducted face-to-face and interactively.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The attendance grade will be based on (i) the student s participation in the class, (ii) the quality of the answers given by the student to questions asked by the instructor and (iii) the student s contribution to creating a positive learning environment.
2. For grades on the border between two grades, active participation in the class will justify the higher grade.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is compulsory.
2. Students are required to come to the class prepared.
3. All kinds of attempts at plagiarism will result in disciplinary action.
4. Non-attendance will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of homework.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparation for quiz etc. 5 2 10
Preparing assignments 6 5 30
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Quiz etc. 5 2 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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