Traineeship

Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.

12 credits

120.0 h

Teacher(s)

De Groef José (coordinator);

Language

French

Prerequisites

Have attended the "Conference Interpreting Technique" course and the "Professional Ethics of Conference Interpreting" course (LINTP2001);

Have a very good understanding of the two chosen C languages (C2+ level), very good general knowledge and an acute awareness of current issues;

Have an excellent degree of proficiency in French, with a very high level of precision.

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

Current specialised and technical issues relating to international relations, economics and finance, development, humanitarian issues, human rights, etc.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to:

identify their information and documentation needs on the basis the interpreting assignment to be carried out and effectively use tools and techniques for documentary and terminological research;

demonstrate a critical and rigorous mind-set in the evaluation of sources;

acquire the new knowledge necessary and employ it in order to carry out the interpreting assignment;

create a network of expert informants and consult them as appropriate and create an effective archive for their own documents and thereby formulate an easily-usable database;

adapt to new technological developments and incorporate them in their practice;

demonstrate the flexibility and enthusiasm to adapt to new and immediate communication situations;

converse and interact in a respectful and constructive manner with different parties by demonstrating an ability to listen, open-mindedness, empathy and assertiveness;

effectively integrate into and collaborate within a team;

engage in, make decisions and act in the context of work and with third parties in an independent and responsible manner.

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”.

Faculty or entity

LSTI

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Aims

Master [120] in Interpreting

INTP2M

(LINTP2000 AND LINTP2410 AND LINTP2601) OR (LINTP2000 AND LINTP2420 AND LINTP2602) OR (LINTP2000 AND LINTP2430 AND LINTP2603) OR (LINTP2000 AND LINTP2440 AND LINTP2604) OR (LINTP2000 AND LINTP2460 AND LINTP2606)