Module: Community Interpreting Theory and Practice

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Community Interpreting Theory and Practice
Module Code	LC425
School	SALIS
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Mary Phelan Semester 2: Mary Phelan Autumn: Mary Phelan
Module Teachers	Mary Phelan
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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Description

This module offers an introduction to community interpreting theory and practice. Students will learn about the main contexts in which community interpreting occurs, the techniques used and the ethical and other professional issues involved. They will gain practice in preparing for interpreting assignments and in interpreting in a variety of modes (e.g. bilateral, consecutive, whispered simultaneous). Students should register for this module only if they have native-speaker-like competence in English, and at least a C1 (on the CEFR) in one of French, German, Spanish, Japanese or Chinese in Listening, Spoken Interaction and Spoken Production. Language pairs offered each year will be subject to availability and student demand.

Learning Outcomes

1. show basic competence in community interpreting in bilateral, consecutive and whispered simultaneous modes
2. prepare appropriately for interpreting assignments
3. draw on a range of memory training techniques to improve recall in bilateral and consecutive interpreting modes
4. take appropriate notes in a variety of interpreting scenarios
5. show awareness of ethical issues that arise in community interpreting scenarios

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	7	Introduction to the different modes of community interpreting, interpreting ethics, community interpreting contexts, interpreting techniques
Seminars	18	Language-pair specific interpreting practice
Independent Study	100	Independent interpreting practice
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

modes of interpreting

interpreting ethics

memory training

note taking

doing research for interpreting assignments

simulation of triadic exchanges in community interpreting scenarios

language-pair specific training in different modes

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Oral Examination	Practical Interpreting Exam	50%	n/a
Essay	Choose from a list of essay titles related to the theory and practice of community interpreting	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Rebecca Tipton and Olgierda Furmanek: 2016, Dialogue interpreting: a guide to interpreting in public services and the community, Routledge, London and New York, 9781138784628
Holly Mikkelson and Renee Jourdenais: 2015, The Routledge handbook of interpreting, Routledge, London and New York, 9780415811668
Marianne Mason: 2008, Courtroom Interpreting, University Press of America, Lanham, MD, and London, 9780761841746
Sandra Hale: 2007, Community Interpreting, Palgrave Macmillan, 1403940681
Franz Pöchhacker: 2004, Introducing interpreting studies, Routledge, London and New York, 9780415268875
Mary Phelan: 2001, The interpreter's resource, Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, 1853595152
Ineke Crezee: 2013, Introduction to healthcare for interpreters and translators, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam and Philadelphia, 9027212058
edited by Franz Pöchhacker and Miriam Shlesinger: 2002, The interpreting studies reader, Routledge, London and New York, 0415224772
Minhua Liu and Franz Pöchhacker: 2014, Aptitude for interpreting, John Benjamins Publishing Company, Amsterdam and Philadelphia, 9027242569

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

ALTS	BA in Applied Language & Translation Stu
HMSA	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
HMSAO	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
MTS	Master of Arts in Translation Studies

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