Miscellaneous
/Level C2 English
General social and current affairs issues.
Contribution of teaching unit to learning outcomes assigned to programme
With regard to the learning outcomes assigned to the Master's programme in Interpreting, this teaching unit contributes to the development and acquisition of the following goals: 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4
On completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Deliver correctly in English the message first expressed in French;
- Refresh his or her knowledge of English;
- Master and employ appropriate analytical methods and demonstrate the ability to digest information by separating the essential from the non-essential and giving due respect to nuance;
- Practise the level of detachment that makes possible an in-depth analysis of the talk;
- Communicate in such a way as to generate an atmosphere of confidence with his or her audience;
- Demonstrate flexibility and mental acuity in adapting without hesitation to novel communication situations;
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
End-of-course test.
Practical exercises in consecutive interpreting (French to English) with feedback and commentary.
Study and analysis of source speech; presenting speech in English; miscellaneous exercises in spoken English; exercises in note-taking; discussion of selected issues in current affairs.
'Note-taking for consecutive interpreting: A short course', Andrew Gillies, 2005, Routledge.
Lectures sélectionnées de divers sources comme - à titre d'exemple :
'The Interpreting Studies Reader', eds. Pöchhacker & Shlesinger, (2002), Routledge.
'Conference Interpreting Explained', Roderick Jones, (2002), St Jerome Publishing.
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