English Translator and Interpreter Training: Module 3, Consecutive Interpreting (English-Polish, Polish-English) 3 Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: 02-N2FA12.2018

Module name: English Translator and Interpreter Training: Module 3, Consecutive Interpreting (English-Polish, Polish-English) 3
Module code: 02-FA-TL-N2-KT3-TK-3
Programme code: 02-N2FA12.2018
Semester: winter semester 2019/2020
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 3
Description:
Students continue to develop the skills necessary for consecutive interpreting. Students develop knowledge of the translation process and the essential factors having a direct impact on the outcome of translation. These factors include translation methods and procedures. Students translate texts from Polish into English and from English into Polish. The texts to interpret vary in terms of genre, subject matter and target readership.
Prerequisites:
successful completion of module S2
Key reading:
(no information given)
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Students appreciate the importance of professional expertise and the need to comply with the principles of professional ethics in translation practice. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_K1]
 FA2_K01 [1/5]
Students make informed and critical decisions with regard to the language to be used in translation. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_K2]
 FA2_K03 [2/5]
Students are able to engage in multiple interpreting tasks. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_U1]
 FA2_U04 [2/5] FA2_U09 [2/5]
Thanks to exercises with oral, spontaneous and prepared texts students possess the ability to paraphrase and find synonyms. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_U2]
 FA2_U04 [3/5]
Students are familiar with the fundamentals of interpreting theory and know how to use the interpretation equipment. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W1]
 FA2_W03 [2/5]
Students appreciate the importance of voice modulation, self-presentation and body language in the reception of the target text. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W2]
 FA2_W02 [2/5] FA2_W03 [2/5]
Students can identify different text types. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W3]
 FA2_W03 [2/5]
Students know basic translation methods. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W4]
 FA2_W03 [2/5] FA2_W04 [2/5] FA2_W05 [2/5]
Students are aware of the problems involved in translation of idioms, metaphors and of neologisms. [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W5]
 FA2_W03 [2/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
tłumaczenie tekstów [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3]
In the classroom students must interpret consecutively texts from Polish into English and from English into Polish. Their interpreting outputs are then commented on and evaluated by the teacher. Each student is assessed separately and the teacher gives feedback on a one-to-one basis.
 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_K1 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_K2 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_U1 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_U2 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W1 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W2 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W3 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W4 TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_W5
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
practical classes [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3_fns_1]
Students interpret a short text consecutively.
 18
Students do research on specialized vocabulary used in a short text as a home assignment.
 30 tłumaczenie tekstów [TL-N2-KT3-TK-3]
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
(no information given)