PRREB002 Interpreting Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Martin Surovčák (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Nicole Votavová Sumelidisová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for attending the course is both advanced knowledge of Modern Greek and excellent knowledge of Czech.
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 the course is to provide basic knowledge about consecutive and simultaneous interpreting. Students will acquaint themselves with the specifics of both types of interpreting, the form of interpreting notation and the ways of preparing for interpreting practice. As part of the development of interpreting competences, the seminar will focus, for example, on presentation skills or memory techniques. The aim is also to introduce students to the possibilities of self-education in interpreting.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
- prepare reference materials on a given topic;
- use interpreting notation;
- master interpreting techniques;
- translate consecutively and simultaneously simple speech from Greek into Czech;
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic terms;
  • 2.-3. Processing terminology glossaries;
  • 4. Memory exercises;
  • 5. Consecutive interpreting and its specifics;
  • 6. Consecutive interpreting and communication with the client;
  • 7. Interpreting notation;
  • 8. Simultaneous interpreting and its specifics - shushotage, booth interpreting;
  • 9.-13. Practical training in consecutive and simultaneous interpreting;
  • 14. Self-learning opportunities in interpreting;
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ČEŇKOVÁ, Ivana. Úvod do teorie tlumočení. Druhé, opravené vydání. Praha: Česká komora tlumočníků znakového jazyka, 2008, 111 stran. ISBN 9788087218099. info
  • HYNKOVÁ DINGOVÁ, Naďa. Paměťová a jazyková cvičení pro tlumočníky. 2., opr. vyd. Praha: Česká komora tlumočníků znakového jazyka, 2008, 85 s. ISBN 9788087218075. info
  • DIABOVÁ, Amalaine, Petr KAUTSKÝ and Miroslav POŠTA. Tlumočení a jak na to, aneb, Chcete, aby vám rozuměli posluchači (a spolu s nimi i tlumočníci)? Praha: JTP, 2006, 23 s. ISBN 8086711986. info
    not specified
  • MÁZEROVÁ, Romana. Sebereflexe a sebevzdělávání v týmovém tlumočení. 2., opr. vyd. Praha: Česká komora tlumočníků znakového jazyka, 2008, 87 s. ISBN 9788087218136. info
  • HRDINOVÁ, Eva Maria and Vítězslav VILÍMEK. Úvod do teorie, praxe a didaktiky tlumočení : mezi Skyllou vědy a Charybdou praxe?! Vydání první. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2008, 100 stran. ISBN 9788073685898. info
  • VÁRYOVÁ, Viera. Special features of simultaneous interpreting. Edited by Jiří Rambousek. 2005, 40 l. info
  • Problémy překladu a tlumočení : teorie - výuka - praxe. Edited by Milan Hrala - Ladislav Zadražil. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1981. info
Teaching methods
Presentations, practical exercises.
Assessment methods
active participation in lessons, continuous assessment, oral presentation of interpreting
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught in blocks.
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