Course Title: Demonstrate complex LOTE proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6154 Advanced Diploma of Interpreting (LOTE-English)
Course Title: Demonstrate complex LOTE proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LANG5850C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face | Term1 2017, Term2 2017, Term1 2018 |
Course Contact: Bing Lee Teh
Course Contact Phone: +(61 3) 9925 0326
Course Contact Email: binglee.teh@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the skills required to conduct complex, creative, routine and non-routine spoken or signed communication in a LOTE, to meet the oral language and communication needs of interpreting in complex settings. It involves applying proficient oral communication skills to conduct negotiations, present information and participate in social and cultural activities.
This unit applies to those working as interpreters in a range of fields or contexts.
There is no direct parity with any formal language proficiency ratings or assessment framework, but this unit broadly relates to International Second Language Proficiency Rating (ISLPR) 4 and 4+.
This unit is delivered in a cluster as follows:
Interpreting Cluster (Spoken languages)
- Dialogue
- LANG5840C Interpret in complex dialogue settings
- LANG5844C Sight Translate (LOTE)
- Monologue
- LANG5841C Interpret in complex monologue settings
- LANG5847C Use note taking to recall and reproduce source messages
- Whisper
- LANG5850C Demonstrate complex LOTE proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts
- LANG5846C Use chuchotage (whispered simultaneous) to interpret (LOTE-English)
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
PSPTIS088 Demonstrate complex LOTE proficiency in different subjects and cultural contexts |
Elements: |
1. Participate in social and cultural activities 2. Deliver presentations in LOTE 3. Negotiate and persuade 4. Provide summaries of complex oral or signed communication |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be ongoing during the semester and you will be asked a variety of assessment tasks and activities to assess your level of competence against key performance criteria.
These assessment tasks/activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Practical demonstrations
- Role plays
- Observation checklists
- Real or simulated interpreting assignments (live or recorded)
- Action Learning Tasks