UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5616 Conference interpreting

Faculty of Arts

APG5616 Conference interpreting is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2023
Other periods
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before APG5616

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After APG5616

No unit lists APG5616 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Students must have received a mark of 70% for the Final Test for APG5605 and a mark of 70% for the Final Test or more for APG5606 for Australia-based students only.

Overview

This unit will train interpreting students in the skills of long consecutive interpreting and simultaneous interpreting of seen and unseen speeches. You will build on your existing, well-developed skills in dialogue, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, and in sight translation. You will work in simulated conference interpreting settings in a relevant thematic area and will be familiarised with the research literature relevant to this setting.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Trimester 2CaulfieldBlock on

Assessment

  • Consecutive interpretationPresentation
    40%
  • In class test/sIn class test
    60%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Locate content-specific information relevant to the preparation and analysis of speeches according to specialist areas;

  2. 2

    Utilise booth techniques and team interaction skills in interpretation;

  3. 3

    Utilise sight interpretation skills to interpret text;

  4. 4

    provide a fluent, accurate, effective and consecutive interpretation of a complex speech of up to 10 minutes into the target language;

  5. 5

    Provide a fluent, accurate, effective and simultaneous interpretation of a complex speech of up to 15 minutes into the target language;

  6. 6

    Apply theories and concepts of Interpreting Studies in conference settings.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials48 hours
  • Lectures12 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Mr Jianhang Liu
Chief Examiners
Dr Jim Hlavac

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5616?

APG5616 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is APG5616 offered?

APG5616 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.

How much work is APG5616?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5616 have an exam?

No. APG5616 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Translation Studies
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available