APG5605 Specialised health interpreting
Faculty of Arts
APG5605 Specialised health interpreting is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 1 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 1
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before APG5605
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5605
No unit lists APG5605 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG5874
Pre-requisite: For A6007 students, you must have received a mark of 70% or more for the final test for APG5178 and APG5179.
Pre-requisite: For A9001 students, you must be a NAATI certified interpreter or certified provisional interpreter in a language that is offered in our MITS program.
Overview
This unit specialises in an important area of interpreting practice: healthcare. Content knowledge and specialist language are acquired that relate to the contexts of this field. You will also acquire knowledge of the discourse and communication features of the interlocutors that medical interpreters work with: doctors, nursing staff, clinicians, mental health specialists and patients. This unit builds on skills acquired in APG5049 and APG5885. You are required to have proficiency in dialogue interpreting, sight translation, bi-directional consecutive interpreting of speeches and some experience in simultaneous interpreting. This unit focuses on consecutive interpreting (both into and from English), and simultaneous interpreting (both into and from English). Interactional approaches to interpreting are presented as are theoretical concepts relating to health interpreting as an emerging research field.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus, block |
| First semester | Caulfield | Online blk |
Assessment
- Exercise/sExercise30%
- SimulationDemonstration35%
- SimulationDemonstration35%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and describe the discourse and communication features of the interlocutors that medical interpreters work with: doctors, nursing staff, clinicians, mental health specialists and patients;
- 2
Apply interpreting skills in the field of specialised health;
- 3
Provide LOTE-English / English-LOTE consecutive interpreting in the specialised area of health interpreting;
- 4
Provide LOTE-English / English-LOTE simultaneous interpreting in the specialised area of health interpreting, including the use of chuchotage (whispered interpreting);
- 5
Identify key areas of research within the field of health interpreting.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
- Assessments16 hours
- Workshops12 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod). Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Rick Qi
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Rick Qi
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5605?
APG5605 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5605 offered?
In 2027, APG5605 runs in Semester 1 at Caulfield.
How much work is APG5605?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5605 have an exam?
No. APG5605 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.