JPL4621

Interpreting Current Events in Japanese and English B ( points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Masato Takimoto

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: When completing the unit, students are expected to: 1.identify a wide range of skills and techniques required for interpreting, as well as various issues surrounding interpreting situations; 2.discuss basic interpreting theories; and 3. deliver a reasonably polished and accurate interpreting on general (i.e. non-technical) topics in the form of short speeches, with minimum hesitations and giving appropriate consideration to target language (TL) grammar, idiom, style and register.

Assessment: Assignments 30%, Theory Test One hour 10% Mid-semester Test 10 minutes 20% End-of-semester Test 30 minutes 40%

Contact Hours: 2 hours of workshop per week

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Japanese 10 or Japan Foundation's Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 or equivalent, and English competency (a minimum of IELTS 6.5). Approval from the unit coordinator.

Corequisites: JPL4622

Prohibitions: JPL3621