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Community Interpreting (TRAN90026)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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The subject focuses on community interpreting at the professional level on specialised topics in legal and health settings. Students are trained in essential skills such as note-taking, organising information and using the appropriate terminology and genre in the given context of the interpreting event. Through extensive practice in role plays and interpreting exercises, students will develop cross-cultural and advanced consecutive interpreting skills as a professional community interpreter.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, student should have:
- Demonstrate an understanding of quality interpreting between English, Mandarin and Cantonese as expected by NAATI for Certified Interpreter, Specialised Interpreter (Legal) and Specialised Interpreter (Health);
- Demonstrate skills in advanced consecutive interpreting between English, Mandarin and Cantonese on specialised topics in the contexts of legal and health settings;
- Articulate cultural differences as demonstrated in the interpretation;
- Evaluate and critically analyse interpreting events .
Generic skills
- Gain deep discipline knowledge: Students will be able to gain an insight into quality, professional interpreting as expected by NAATI for Certified Interpreter and Specialised Interpreter (Legal and Health);
- Develop professionalism, ethical and intercultural understanding in community interpreting practices in legal and health settings;
- Develop bilingual competencies required of a professional Interpreter in dealing with specialised language used in legal and health contexts.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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TRAN90025 | Consecutive Interpreting | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Weekly interpreting assignments
| From Week 3 to Week 10 | 50% |
Research and reflection essay
| Mid semester | 20% |
Final Interpreting Examination
| End of semester | 30% |
Additional details
Submission and completion of all assessment is required. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.
Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 2% per working day. After five working days, assessment submitted without an approved extension will not be accepted. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Ester Leung Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: A 2-hour seminar per week during the study period Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024