LA885-7-SP-CO:
Introduction to Simultaneous Interpreting
2024/25
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 13 January 2025
Friday 21 March 2025
15
08 March 2022
Requisites for this module
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LA882
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DIP T1Q909 Chinese-English Translation and Interpreting
This 10-week module aims to develop basic understanding of the profession of simultaneous interpreting (SI) and provide foundational training of SI skills. Materials will be selected to guide students' learning and practising of beginning levels of SI skills, including shadowing, multi-tasking, information processing, syntactic re-structuring, pre-task preparation, coping tactics and use of SI equipment.
This module aims to develop skills and strategies for students to professionally prepare for foundational level of SI tasks, cognitively allocate attentional efforts to perform foundational level of SI tasks, to deliver meaningful messages in target language(s) and monitor personal performance under SI mode and conduct peer evaluation of SI performances for classmates.
On successful completion of the module, you will demonstrate the following skills:
• Balanced practice of split attention
• Successful delivery of target language under the mode of simultaneous interpreting
• Demonstration of skills and strategies to perform foundational level of SI tasks
• Demonstration how to use SI equipment as a simultaneous interpreter
To ensure the best result of the module, weekly tutorials will be arranged in the Interpreting laboratory and the duration of each class will be 3 hours.
Both teacher and students shall give feedback on the interpretation performed in this class.
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Setton, R. and Dawrant, A. (2016)
Conference interpreting: a complete course. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4570681.
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Gillies, A. (2013)
Conference interpreting: a student’s practice book. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. Available at:
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780203114926.
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Chernov, G.V., Setton, R. and Hild, A. (2004)
Inference and anticipation in simultaneous interpreting: a probability-prediction model. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=622688.
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Englund Dimitrova, B., Hyltenstam, K., and International Symposium on Language Processing and Interpreting (2000)
Language processing and simultaneous interpreting: interdisciplinary perspectives. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Available at:
https://essex.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&package_service_id=4170786750007346&institutionId=7346&customerId=7345.
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Nolan, J. (2012)
Interpretation: techniques and exercises. 2nd ed. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1047943.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Simultaneous Interpreting Test (EC) |
|
50% |
| Coursework |
Simultaneous Interpreting Test (CE) |
|
50% |
Additional coursework information
N/A
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Yujia Wang, email: yujia.wang@essex.ac.uk.
Yujia Wang
4.121, yujia.wang@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Chonglong Gu
University of Liverpool
Lecturer in Chinese Translation Studies
Available via Moodle
Of 42 hours, 6 (14.3%) hours available to students:
36 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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