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 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2026
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 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 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: You 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 2026
The 2026 handbook lists no offerings for APG5616.
Assessment
- Consecutive interpretationDemonstration40%
- In class test/sDemonstration60%
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
Locate content-specific information relevant to the preparation and analysis of speeches according to specialist areas;
- 2
Utilise booth techniques and team interaction skills in interpretation;
- 3
Utilise sight interpretation skills to interpret text;
- 4
provide a fluent, accurate, effective and consecutive interpretation of a complex speech of up to 10 minutes into the target language;
- 5
Provide a fluent, accurate, effective and simultaneous interpretation of a complex speech of up to 15 minutes into the target language;
- 6
Apply theories and concepts of Interpreting Studies in conference settings.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials48 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
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Rick Qi
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Jianhang Liu
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 2026 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.