2024/25 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MODL5384M Advanced Retour Interpreting: Simultaneous

15 creditsClass Size: 28

Module manager: Binhua Wang
Email: B.H.W.Wang@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2024/25

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

Retour interpreting, or interpreting into a B language, is a major aspect of professional interpreting both on the private market and at international institutions. It has become and is continuing to become more widespread within the profession.This module will further develop the skills required for professional retour interpreting. Students will be introduced to and develop the key skills for simultaneous interpreting into a B language. The simultaneous interpreting mode is most commonly employed on the private market and at international institutions and is a key mode for successful, professional interpreters.

Objectives

The main objectives of this module are to introduce the key practical and theoretical concepts and issues at play when interpreting into a B language; to further enhance B language competence; to enable students to develop effective strategies in simultaneous interpreting into B. In order to achieve this, the module focuses on the skills of cognitive processing and information processing necessary for effective simultaneous interpreting into a B language. Through the module students also develop their understanding of the retour interpreting market and demands of the users of interpreting services.

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Effectively analyse, deverbalise and internalise the original speaker’s information and meaning;
2. Effectively reconstruct and express the source speaker’s information and meaning in a clear and precise manner;
3. Deploy cognitive processing and information processing skills and strategies in simultaneous interpreting into a B language;
4. Communicate and present clearly and effectively in a B language in interpreting.

Skills Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Work-ready skills, such as: communication; analytical skills; active learning; time management, planning and organising; teamwork/collaboration; interpersonal skills; working under pressure, as required by the work of interpreting.
6. Academic skills, such as: reflection; critical thinking; information searching, as required by the work of interpreting.
7. Digital skills, such as: digital proficiency; digital communication, as required by the work of interpreting.
Competence standards:
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following competence standards:
1. Competence in applying cognitive processing skills in simultaneous interpreting into B.
2. Competence in applying information processing skills in simultaneous interpreting into B.
3. Competence in deploying interpreting skills and strategies in relation to the interpreting process and product.
4. Competence in analysing the interpreting process and product.
5. Competence in discussing problems in relation to interpreting performances.

Syllabus

During the first period of the second semester, students will develop their simultaneous interpreting skills and the module will focus on simultaneous interpreting into a B language with progressively more challenging source speeches: both in terms of technical content and structure and presentation.In the second period of the semester, and during practicals held in the University’s interpreting facilities, intensive practice of simultaneous interpreting will be carried out. This will involve the use of authentic materials including speeches delivered by native speakers on a variety of topics and pre-recorded speeches. A range of exercises aimed at developing good analysis, anticipation and segmentation skills as well as target language reformulation and delivery will be integrated into the practicals to enable students to develop the skills and sub-skills required for simultaneous interpreting. Pedagogical materials produced by international organisations for training purposes may be used for self-study and in the practicals.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Group learning	18	2.00	36.00
Practical	9	2.00	18.00
Private study hours			96.00
Total Contact hours			54.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Oral Presentation	Live simultaneous interpreting performance of approx. 10-15 minutes into the student’s B language.	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

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Last updated: 07/02/2024

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