This new module allows students to take liaison and consecutive interpreting into and out of English with two languages drawn from Arabic, French, German, Italian or Spanish; it is co-taught in part with CHIN513. Students with Chinese in addition to one of the above languages should take MODL523 and CHIN513.
In this module, students will gain advanced practical interpreting and sight translation skills involving English and two languages. They will practice consecutive interpreting across a range of interactional settings, e.g. health, education, tourism, politics, immigration, and public service interpreting (health and legal domains). Authentic and realistic audio-visual materials will be used in the teaching throughout, which is reflective of interpreting practice in the industry. Throughout the module, students will learn about the main theories in interpreting studies and the etiquette, professionalism and career development relating to the interpreting industry and market. Also, students will reflect on their interpreting practice, justify their decisions, and evaluate each other’s performance, drawing on some of the concepts and theories they have learned from the theoretical module. This module features consistent formative feedback from the tutor(s) and peer feedback in each of the two language pairs chosen by the students.