PGDip in Conference Interpreting

Year 1

(Award available for year: Postgraduate Diploma)

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate mastery of techniques for interpreting in consecutive and simultaneous modes;

2.  Acquire familiarity with knowledge about a wide range of topics in interpreting;

3. Develop fast-learning ability in task-based preparation for interpreting;

4. Evaluate and reflect on interpreting performances with the benefit of specialist knowledge of professional norms;

5. Critically and creatively evaluate current issues, research and scholarship on interpreting.

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate mastery of techniques for interpreting in consecutive and simultaneous modes;

2.  Acquire familiarity with knowledge about a wide range of topics in interpreting;

3. Develop fast-learning ability in task-based preparation for interpreting;

4. Evaluate and reflect on interpreting performances with the benefit of specialist knowledge of professional norms;

5. Critically and creatively evaluate current issues, research and scholarship on interpreting.

Assessment

For interpreting modules, live interpreting performance will be the primary means of assessment. For translation and other modules, students will be assessed using a wide range of methods. Translation tests are an important element, as are essays together with individual and team projects. The Interpreting Skills module is assessed through two commentaries of your own interpreting performance, each on a different mode interpreting (simultaneous and consecutive).