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Course Code:

ENG 479

Course Title:

Consecutive Interpreting

Type:

Theory-based

Credits:

3 credits

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#evel:

3

$i"s The course is designed to develop students skills in consecutive interpreting from English

into Chinese and Chinese into English in a workshop mode. The course thus aims:

1. To enable students with very good language skills in English and Chinese to

acquire the basic techniques of consecutive interpreting in EnglishChinese!

". To familiari#e students at the same time with theories and methods of consecutive

interpreting! and

$. To enable students to develop professional competence in such consecutive

interpreting.

Course

Intended

#earning

%utco"es

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%fter completing this course& students should be able to:

1. 'emonstrate an appreciation of the theory and practice of consecutive

interpreting!

". %pply theory and practice in consecutive interpreting of a general nature!

$. %pply theory and practice in consecutive interpreting of commercial& advertising&

technical and other professional nature or genres! and

(. )nterrelate theory and practice for optimal results.

(yllabus (yllabus content

1 Theories of consecutive interpreting *C)+

Translation ,s. interpreting

Competence in C)

EC consecutive interpreting

CE consecutive interpreting

-otetaking in C)

" usiness interpreting

The understanding of business language

)nterpreting business& economic and financial information

/ractice

$ %dvertising language and its interpreting

Characteristics of advertising language

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Techniques of interpreting advertising 0puffs

/ractice

( Technical interpreting

E2/ and its reference to interpreting/rinciples of interpreting technical information

/ractice

3 Contingencies

Contingency strategies

/roblemsolving techniques

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Te*tboo+s 1. *1451+.

". 6ile '. *1443+. asic Concepts and 7odels for )nterpreter and Translator

Training.

%udio,isual 7aterials

1 C English tapes.

" 8ecordings of seminars& conferences and talk shows.

,eerence 1. !*1443+.

". )nterpretation 9ournals& newsletters and maga#ines.

Teaching .

#earning

$ctivities

T#$ ! /or+shop "ode

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&T#$' T#$ 0 ("all Group 1iscussions and Group 2resentations

T#$ 3 Tas+s

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$ssess"ent

Tas+s

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Type: Theory-based course

$T!) Continuous $ssess"ent 5

*including Tasks and /articipation in 6roup ork and /resentations+

$T0) E*a"ination

6inal e*a"ination 45

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Intended #earning %utco"es Teaching and #earning $ctivities $ssess"ent Tas+s

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