NI03_41 Introduction to Interpreting

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
6/6. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Niels Verschatse (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NI02_05 Practical Dutch II/2 && NI01_01 Practical Dutch I/1 && NI01_03 Practical Dutch I/2 && ! NI03_100 Bachelor exam in Dutch
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is that the students learn basic interpretation techniques of consecutive intrepreting from a foreign language into their mother tongue. At the end of the course the student will be able to interpret short speeches. Moreover he or she will be able to use basic note-taking techniques. The student will also work on his or hers active vocabulary.
Syllabus
  • 27.9.: Introduction to interpretaion
  • 28.9.: Introduction to interpretaion
  • 4.10.: Interpretation techniques
  • 5.10.: Interpretation techniques
  • 1.11.: Interpretation techniques
  • 2.11.: Interpretation techniques
  • 8.11.: Interpretation techniques
  • 9.11.: Interpretation techniques
  • 29.11: Repetition, practice
  • 6.12.: Repetition, practice
  • Please note!:
  • Tuesdays: 10.50 - 11.40 till 8.11. in C15, then in the office, the time is the same
  • Wednesdays: 13.00 - 14.30 in C12
Literature
  • GILLIES, Andrew. Note-taking for consecutive interpreting : a short course. Manchester: St. Jerome Publishing, 2005, 239 s. ISBN 1900650827. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminar
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught: in blocks.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Autumn 2018, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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