| CODE | TIS5050 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Simultaneous Interpretation (English / Foreign Language to Maltese) | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 12 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Translation, Terminology and Interpreting Studies | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students will be able to provide a fluent and effective simultaneous interpretation of speeches in English or another Foreign Language of at least 10-12 minutes duration into the target language (Maltese), accurately reproducing the content of the original and using appropriate terminology and register. While these skills will be built on the same kind as those used to practise consecutive interpretation, additional exercises specifically designed to establish and consolidate the skills will be required. Furthermore, students will be trained in booth techniques and team interaction. Speeches used will confront the students with a diversity of subject areas, styles, and registers, and their length, information density and degree of technicality and specificity will increase as the study-unit progresses. Once they have acquired simultaneous interpreting skills, students must also be taught how to interpret with the text in front of them. Study-Unit Aims: - Teach the students the skills they need to interpret simultaneously in institutional settings and beyond, both on site and remotely; - Prepare the students to work as interpreters in conference settings and beyond. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the different skills required for simultaneous interpretation, such as anticipation and effectively dealing with a time lag; - Have a good insight into the preparation required for simultaneous interpretation assignments. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Provide a fluent and effective simultaneous interpretation of speeches in English or another foreign language of at least 10 to 12 minutes into the target language (Maltese), accurately reproducing the content of the original and using appropriate terminology and register; - Professionally prepare for simultaneous interpretation assignments, e.g. by means of information retrieval techniques; - Effectively work with a booth mate; - Provide simultaneous interpretation both on site and remotely. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Eynaud J. (2011). Interpreting Models and Strategies for Maltese Interpreters: A Coursebook on Interpreting Studies. Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing. - Pöchhacker F. and Shlesinger M. (2002) The interpreting studies reader. Routledge. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and 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 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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