Course Title: Analyse, recall and reproduce source messages (LOTE)

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2016

Course Code: LANG5765C

Course Title: Analyse, recall and reproduce source messages (LOTE)

School: 365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6134 - Advanced Diploma of Interpreting

Course Contact: Miranda Lai

Course Contact Phone: +(61 3) 9925 3523

Course Contact Email: miranda.lai@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Liam McCaul (liam.mccaul@rmit.edu.au)
 

Nominal Hours: 30

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None.

Course Description

This course describes the outcomes required to analyse the meaning of a source language message and to reproduce the message in the same language, applying strategies to support retention and recall.

This course will be taught in the following cluster arrangement:

LANG5765C Analyse, recall and reproduce source messages
LANG5781C Manage discourse in complex discourse settings


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

PSPTIS510A Analyse, recall and reproduce source messages (LOTE)

Element:

1. Analyse source messages.

Performance Criteria:

1.1.         Attend to source messages and make adjustments to assist concentration and comprehension.
1.2.         Analyse discourse and speaker's strategies to predict discourse direction.
1.3.         Determine key information and relationships between linguistic and non-linguistic elements in the messages.
1.4.         Identify factors affecting the meaning of the messages.
1.5.         Identify structural elements of discourse.
1.6.         Use effective strategies to support message retention and recollection.

Element:

2. Recall source messages.

Performance Criteria:

2.1.         Use a range of encoding strategies to retain and ensure the accuracy of information.
2.2.         Manage discourse to ensure the quality and reliability of recall.
2.3.         Review key information and relationships in source messages.
2.4.         Analyse notes for usefulness in recollection of messages.
2.5.         Resolve problems of understanding and recall and seek clarification in a sensitive manner.

Element:

3. Reproduce source messages.

Performance Criteria:

3.1.         Retrieve message in a timely manner.
3.2.         Reproduce message accurately, maintaining its logical sequence and communicative intent.
3.3.         Use a range of techniques to track reproduced information.
3.4.         Assess effectiveness of strategies used.


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities may include English into English and LOTE into LOTE comprehension exercises, note-taking practice, reproduction exercises. These activities may be incorporated into the language proficiency exercises and dialogue/monologue interpreting exercises. Each activity requires students to undertake a task and report back. Activities may include quizzes, individual or group work, research reports, journals, live video/phone or recorded practical demonstrations.
 


Teaching Schedule

The delivery of this unit will be clustered with LANG5781C Manage Complex Discourse Settings.  

ClassUnits                         Elements                                                                           Content                                          Other Events           123456

LANG5765C

LANG5781C
(students exempted from LANG5765C must attend this class)

LANG5765C
1. Analyse source messages.
2. Recall source messages.
3. Reproduce source messages.

LANG5781C
1. Plan discourse
2. Reach agreement with participants on process
3. Manage flow of communication
4. Monitor progress of discourse.
5. Evaluate discourse management.

  • Introduction to Course and assessments
  • Intro to Lang5765C & LANG5781 Elements and Performance Criteria
 
LANG5765C

1. Analyse source messages
2. Recall source messages

  • Analysing through notetaking
  • Notetaking principles and practice for monologue interpreting
  • BPSE structure. What is it & how do we identify it
 
LANG5781C
(students exempted from LANG5765C must attend this class)

1. Plan discourse
2. Reach agreement with participants on process
3. Manage flow of communication
4. Monitor progress of discourse.
5. Evaluate discourse management.

  • Analysis of complex discourse in the health, business and legal fields
  • Interpreting protocols
AT 1 Online Quiz Open (part 1 - LANG5765C)
LANG5765C

1. Analyse source messages.
2. Recall source messages.
3. Reproduce source messages.

  • Formal and informal registers. Practice using  sample dialogue / monologue
AT1 Online Quiz  Open (part 2 -LANG5781C)
LANG5781C
(students exempted from LANG5765C must attend this class)

1. Plan discourse
2. Reach agreement with participants on process
3. Manage flow of communication
4. Monitor progress of discourse.
5. Evaluate discourse management.

  • Examination of linguistically complex discourse in a complex setting.
  • Language sills required to achieve competent performance in a complex and demanding setting 
AT 2 (Produce a 60 word speech)

LANG5765C

LANG5781C
(students exempted from LANG5765C must attend this class)

LANG5765C
1. Analyse source messages.
2. Recall source messages.
3. Reproduce source messages.

LANG5781C
1. Plan discourse
2. Reach agreement with participants on process
3. Manage flow of communication
4. Monitor progress of discourse.
5. Evaluate discourse management. 

  • Notetaking acitivity: practical demonstration and in class and peer review in class.
  • Examination of the complexities of interpreting in the health, legal and business domains.

AT 3 (150 word speech, peer review task)

AT 4 (Quiz of LANG5781) due by end of semester


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Learning material will be provided in class.


References


Other Resources

The unit is supported online using Blackboard. The Blackboard gives access to important announcements, staff contacts details, the teaching schedule, assessment timelines and a variety of important teaching and learning materials. Access to Blackboard can be found at myRMIT www.rmit.edu.au/myrmit


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be ongoing during the semester and you will be asked to complete a variety of assessment tasks and activities to assess your level of competence against key performance criteria.

These assessment tasks/activities include, but not limited to, the following:

- Practical demonstrations

- Observation checklists

- Peer reviewed tasks

- Video/audio recordings


Assessment Tasks

You must complete all FOUR assessment tasks satisfactorily to be assessed Competent for this unit and the cluster.

Assessment Task 1 (due by the end of week of classes 3 & 4, or otherwise confirmed by instructor)

  • Online quiz based on class materials provided by instructor to test your underpinning knowledge. Part 1 covers LANG5765C, Part 2 covers LANG5781C.

Assessment Task 2 (due by the end of week of class 5, or otherwise confirmed by instructor)

  • Produce a 60 word speech in English and LOTE, in informal and formal registers on the same topic. Further instructions and information will be provided by instructor in class.
  • Submission of this assessment is via uploading the audio files to a designated repository. Submission must be accompanied by a completed Cover Sheet for Submission of Work for Assessment downloadable via http://mams.rmit.edu.au/s1llva641yxuz.pdf

Assessment Task 3 (due by the end of week of class 6)

  • Listen to English and LOTE audio files of 100 words. Reproduce in the same language and complete peer review. Further instructions and information will be provided by instructor in class.
  • Submission of this assessment is via uploading the audio files and peer review received to a designated repository. Submission must be accompanied by a completed Cover Sheet for Submission of Work for Assessment downloadable via http://mams.rmit.edu.au/s1llva641yxuz.pdf

Assessment Task 4 (due by the end of semester, actual date to be confirmed by instructor)

  • An online quiz based on the elements and performance criteria of LANG5781C followed by online feedback.

GRADING INFORMATION

This course uses competency-based assessment and will be graded as follows:

  • CA (Competency Achieved)
  • NYC (Not Yet Competent)
  • DNS (Did Not Submit)

All competency-based assessment tasks for this course must be completed at the required level (see the elements and key performance criteria for each unit) in order to achieve a CA (Competency Achieved) award.

If a student has not completed ALL the assessment tasks or they have completed but some or all are not at the required level, they will be assessed as NYC (Not Yet Competent).

If a student does not submit assessment tasks at all, a DNS result will be entered.

 Important: Students must complete each and every assessment and be assessed competent in each and every assessment in order to pass the relevant unit(s) and the whole cluster.


Assessment Matrix

ElementsAssessment Task 1Assessment Task 2Assessment Task 3Assessment Task 4
Analyse source messages X X X -
Recall source messages X X X -
Reproduce source messages X X X -

Other Information

OTHER INFORMATION

Leaning Resources - RMIT Library
The University Library provides extensive services, facilities and study space as well as comprehensive collections of books, periodicals and other course related materials, such as DVD’s, magazines, slides, films etc. Computer laboratories with access to a wide range of desktop publishing software are also available. The library also has an expanding virtual collection of electronic resources and networks, including product data, e-books, electronic journals and newspapers, web based tutorials, online reference and document delivery services etc., all of which are accessible on campus, and off campus 24 hours per day. More information on library resources and services can be found at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/library
The Learning Lab is a collection of web-based resources including tip sheets and interactive tutorials on study skills, writing, English language development and maths. Access RMIT’s Learning Lab online via this link: http://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/

Applying for an Extension
Extension of time for assessment tasks may be granted where circumstances beyond your control prevent submission by the published due date. An application for extension of time must be lodged with your tutor or the course coordinator as early as possible, and no later than one working day before the due date for submission.
You can apply for extension using the University’s Extension Application Form – http://mams.rmit.edu.au/seca86tti4g4z.pdf – or by emailing your course coordinator or tutor directly.
An extension of up to seven calendar days may be granted if good reason can be demonstrated. Include supporting evidence (such as medical certificates) with your application.
Extensions beyond seven calendar days cannot be granted by course coordinators, tutors or the School. To apply for an extension of time greater than seven calendar days you must lodge an application for Special Consideration.
Applying for Special Consideration
If you are seeking an extension of more than seven calendar days (from the original due date) you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date. Late applications will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances. For information about Special Consideration and how to apply, see: http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration

No assessment task shall be accepted more than three weeks after the due date without special consideration.


Assessment Appeals
If you believe your assessment result or final result is wrong please contact the course coordinator and provide the reason why you think your result is incorrect. Valid reasons for seeking a review of results include:
a) You believe an error has occurred in the calculation of the grade; or,
b) You believe the assessment did not comply with criteria published in the Course Guide; or,
c) You believe the assessment did not comply with University Policies on Assessment (i.e. an error in process has occurred).
Full details of the procedure (including appeals procedure) can be located at this RMIT site: http://www.rmit.edu.au/policies/academic#assessment

Academic Integrity
Academic integrity means honesty and responsibility in scholarship through respecting the work of others whilst having the freedom to build new insights, new knowledge and ideas. RMIT University upholds the values of academic integrity as fundamental to the scholarship undertaken by all members of its community. Whenever you refer to another person’s research or ideas (either by directly quoting or paraphrasing them) you must acknowledge your source.
If you are even in doubt about how to properly cite a reference, consult your lecturer or the academic integrity website: http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity The RMIT library provides tools to assist with your referencing http://www.rmit.edu.au/library/info-trek/referencing
Plagiarism and Collusion
Plagiarism and collusion constitute extremely serious academic misconduct, and are forms of cheating. You are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data, and oral presentations. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
Examples of plagiarism include:
Copying sentences or paragraphs word-for-word from one or more sources, whether published or unpublished, which could include but is not limited to books, journals, reports, theses, websites, conference papers, course notes, etc. without proper citation;

  • Closely paraphrasing sentences, paragraphs, ideas or themes without proper citation;
  • Piecing together text from one or more sources and adding only linking sentences;
  • Copying or submitting whole or parts of computer files without acknowledging their source;
  • Copying designs or works of art and submitting them as your original work;
  • Copying a whole or any part of another student’s work; and
  • Submitting work as your own that someone else has done for you.
  • Enabling Plagiarism: the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work is also an offence
     

For further information, please see the RMIT Plagiarism Policy – http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=sg4yfqzod48g1 – and the RMIT Student Discipline Statute and Regulations - http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=11jgnnjgg70y

Plagiarism Software
The originality verification software Turnitin may be used in this course. For details, see: http://www.turnitin.com

Complaints Procedure:
RMIT University is committed to providing a harmonious study and work environment for all students and staff. The University recognises your right to raise concerns about academic, administrative or support services without recrimination and has policies and procedures to assist in the resolution of complaints.
Most issues are resolved at the local level and you are encouraged to take steps to resolve your issue locally. The student complaint procedure details steps to take if your problem is not resolved or you believe the response you received is unreasonable.
Student Complaints Policy: http://www.rmit.edu.au/policies/studentcomplaintspolicy
Student complaints Procedure: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=i1lexipvjt22
Student Complaints Form: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/v4ujvmyojugxz.pdf
 

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