TRANSLAT 101

Interpreting for Communities

Description

Introduces students to the practice and theory of community interpreting in a variety of settings. Weekly sessions will provide specific pointers concerning intercultural and interlingual communication such as institutional discourse, power imbalances, ethics, perceptions of role and performance. Practice-oriented training will also be included to build the skill basis towards advancing to competent community interpreters.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2024

Not taught in 2024

Lecturer(s)

TBA

Assessment

Coursework + exam

Points

TRANSLAT 101: 15 points

Prerequisites

Approval by Academic Head or nominee