JPL4622

Interpreting B ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Masato Takimoto

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: Skills and techniques for consecutive interpreting using authentic interviews and talks. Topics focus on industry, business, general contemporary affairs, education, Australia-Japan relations, medicine, tourism etc. Practice in both languages and relevant aspects of the theory of English-Japanese consecutive interpreting.

Objectives: When completing the unit, students are expected to: 1. deliver a reasonably polished and accurate interpreting on general (i.e. non-technical) topics in the form of dialogue interpreting, with minimum hesitations and giving appropriate consideration to target language (TL) grammar, idiom, style, and register.

Assessment: Assignments 20% Mid-semester Test 15 minutes 20% End-of-semester Test 30 minutes 60%

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: JPL4621

Prohibitions: JPL3622