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Interpreting Technique 1, 15 YH credits.

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Part of a YH programme at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: TOLKAD20JÖN.

Interpreting Technique 1, 15 YH credits, gives you the basics of interpreting technique and develops your ability to overcome obstacles in communication between people with endurance, concentration, integrity and cooperation. You practise gathering information and acquiring new learning in the interpreter role through different media and technical aids. The course includes role-play exercises covering, among other things, remote interpreting, interruption technique, turn-taking technique, utterance length, Prima Vista interpreting and note-taking technique. The course is part of TUC Yrkeshögskola's Community Interpreter (Kontakttolk) programme.

Duration: 3 weeks
Location: Stockholm
Language: Swedish
Level: Beginner
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: Full-time study equivalent to 15 YH credits (about 3 weeks)

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About the course.

The goal of the course is for the student, with endurance, concentration, integrity and cooperation, to be able to overcome obstacles that arise in communication between people, and to have the ability to gather information and acquire new learning through different media and with the help of technical aids. The course includes role-play exercises in relevant areas. Role play in remote interpreting, interruption technique, turn-taking technique, utterance length, Prima Vista interpreting, note-taking technique and other aids.

The goal of the course is for the student, with endurance, concentration, integrity and cooperation, to be able to overcome obstacles that arise in communication between people, and to have the ability to gather information and acquire new learning through different media and with the help of technical aids. The course includes role-play exercises in relevant areas. Role play in remote interpreting, interruption technique, turn-taking technique, utterance length, Prima Vista interpreting, note-taking technique and other aids.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can apply basic interpreting technique with endurance and concentration.
  • You can use different media and technical aids to gather information in the interpreter role.
  • You know the basics of interruption technique, turn-taking technique and utterance length.
  • You can carry out simpler Prima Vista interpreting and use basic note-taking technique.
  • You have practised interpreting technique through role play, including remote interpreting.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Basic interpreting technique

    Introduction to technique and approach in interpreting.

  2. Technical aids and media

    Gathering information through different media and technical aids.

  3. Interruption and turn-taking technique

    The basics of handling interruptions and turn-taking when interpreting.

  4. Prima Vista and note-taking technique

    Introduction to sight translation and note-taking technique.

  5. Role-play exercises

    Practical exercises in relevant areas, including remote interpreting.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at you who have just started your training as a community interpreter at TUC and need basic interpreting technique.

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