Unit name | Liaison Interpreting for Business |
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Unit code | MODLM0026 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Mr. Paul Golf |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Introduction to Liaison Interpreting, (or evidence of equivalent) |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit is designed to build on students’ foundational experience gained from Introduction to Liaison Interpreting in semester 1, or equivalent. While the introductory course can include a broader range of topics, the goal of Advanced Liaison Interpreting is to focus primarily on different business interpreting scenarios, which is the most appropriate training for the current jobs market.
As well as furthering their bilateral communicative and linguistic skills, students will also gain experience in creating PowerPoint presentations, presenting sales pitches, conducting business negotiations, and field interpreting etc. Since business liaison interpreters are often required to interpret in consecutive mode, students will also gain experience in consecutive interpreting.
Advanced Liaison interpreting will further develop:
In addition, the unit will develop:
By the end of this unit students will have:
Teaching will be delivered online through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation.
1) Final exam (80%) in two parts, consisting of one 8-minute consecutive interpreting performance Chinese to English (50%) and one 8-minute consecutive interpreting performance English to Chinese (50%)
2) 1500-word reflective report (20%). This is a concise report reflecting on the student’s overall learning, their evaluation of their skills and examination performance.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.