Course Title: Manage discourses in general settings
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: LANG5764C
Course Title: Manage discourses in general settings
School: 365T Global, Urban & Social Studies
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5328 - Diploma of Interpreting
Course Contact : Atsuko Taniguchi
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3973
Course Contact Email:atsuko.taniguchi@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Japanese group
Atsuko Taniguchi ( atsuko.taniguchi@rmit.edu.au)
Mandarin group
Linzi Lai ( linzi.lai@rmit.edu.au)
Auslan group
Sandra Leane ( sandra.leane@rmit.edu.au)
Meredith Bartlett (meredith.bartlett@rmit.edu.au)
Dari group
Marzia Wardak ( marzia.wardak@rmit.edu.au)
Enayatullah Zara (enayatullah.zara@rmit.edu.au)
Haka Chin group
Salai Biak Za Lian Ching (lianching.salaibiakza@rmit.edu.au)
Punjabi group
Surinder Mudher (surinder.mudher@rmit.edu.au)
Online group (Karen, Tamil, Mandarin)
Bum Lee (bum.lee@rmit.edu.au)
Nominal Hours: 20
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
This unit covers skills and knowledge required to undertake interpreting between two languages in general dialogue settings. The main focus is to preserve the communicative intent of the message and transfer the meaning using a range of techniques. The settings for this level of interpreting mainly includes community services and information, education, health services, business, government services and tourism. This unit will be delivered in a cluster with the following unit:
PSPTIS506A Interpret in general dialogue settings (LOTE)
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
PSPTIS507A Manage discourses in general settings |
Element: |
1. Plan discourse |
Performance Criteria: |
See study guide |
Element: |
2. Reach agreement with participants on process |
Performance Criteria: |
See study guide |
Element: |
3. Manage flow of communication |
Performance Criteria: |
See study guide |
Element: |
4. Monitor progress of discourse |
Performance Criteria: |
See study guide |
Element: |
5. Evaluate discourse management |
Performance Criteria: |
See study guide |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
This unit will be clustered and delievered with PSPTIS506A Interpret in general dialogue settings (LOTE). The learning activities may include comprehension exercises, note taking practice, reproduction exercises, memory retention exercises, role play exercises, dialogue interpreting exercises in common domains where paraprofessional interpreters may expect to work in such as education, health, legal, immigration, business, tourism, welfare services and research.
Full time students are being expected to produce Contextual Information Portfolio.
For online group the learning activities are only from Manage discourses in general settings unit. The learning activities are listed on the blackboard shell for the program in a folder titled “Learning Activities”. Activities may include quizzes, site visits, discussion board entries, research reports, journals, and practical demonstration during interpreting practice sessions and assessment tasks.
Teaching Schedule
| No | Education Settings | Interpret in general dialogue settings elements | Manage discourses in general settings elements |
| 1 | Course introduction and overview |
Receive and analyse source message.
|
Plan discourse
|
| 2 | Education | ||
| 3 | Education | ||
| 4 | Health | ||
| 5 | Health | ||
| 6 | Social welfare/community services | ||
| 7 | Social welfare/community services | ||
| 8 | Assessment 2: Dialogue Interpreting Test | ||
| Mid Semester Break | |||
| 9 | Assessment 2 review | ||
| 10 | Business | ||
| 11 | Migration | ||
| 12 | Legal | ||
| 13 | Tourism | ||
| 14 | Course Review | ||
| 15 | Assessment 4: Dialogue Interpreting Test | ||
| 16 | Assessment 4: Dialogue Interpreting Test |
(*) Please note. In each general setting the Interpret in General Dialogue settings and Manage Discourses in General Settings elements will be covered.
(*) Please note. The topics are indicative only and may vary between language groups depending on their specific needs. The topics will be incorporated in dialogue interpreting practice and assessments.
(**) Part time language groups will be provided a 2-semester-long schedule in class. For part time groups, Assessment 2 is scheduled at the end of semester 1 and Assessment 2 and 3 at the end of Semester 2.
Online Teaching Schedule
| No | Education Settings | Manage discourses in general settings elements |
| 1 | Course introduction and overview |
Plan discourse
|
| 2 | Education | |
| 3 | Education ASSESSMENT TASK 1 DUE (Quiz) | |
| 4 | Health | |
| 5 | Health | |
| 6 | Social welfare/community services | |
| 7 | Social welfare/community services | |
| 8 | Assessment 2: Dialogue Interpreting Test (Telephone) | |
| 9 | Assessment 2 review | |
| 10 | Migration | |
| Mid Semester Break | ||
| 11 | Migration | |
| 12 | Legal | |
| 13 | Legal | |
| 14 | Course Review ASSESSMENT TASK 2 DUE (Analysis) | |
| 15 | Assessment 3: Dialogue Interpreting Test | |
| 16 | Assessment 3: Dialogue Interpreting Test |
(*) Please note. In each general setting the Interpret in General Dialogue settings and Manage Discourses in General Settings elements will be covered.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Study guide for Units in Diploma in interpreting |
|
Introduction to Interpreting Dialogues and Terminology |
References
Gentile, A., Ozolins, U., & Vasilakakos, M., Liaison Interpreting. A Handbook, Melbourne University Press, 1996 *AUSIT Code of Ethics |
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 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
- Role plays
- Observation checklists
- Peer review
- Real or simulated interpreting assignments
Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks for Full time group
Assessment 1 – Simulated interpreting practice observation
This assessment will be assessed with Interpret in general dialogue settings (LOTE) unit. From Week 1 onwards you will be observed in simulated interpreting practice as part of the class activity.
Observation list will be provided with expected standard to achieve a CA (Competency Achieved) for this assessment task.
Assessment 2 - Simulated interpreting assignments
This assessment will be assessed with Interpret in general dialogue settings (LOTE) unit. You will be expected to complete THREE simulated interpreting assignments.
The task requires you to plan, prepare, manage and interpret in a simulated interpreting assignment in general settings. You are also expected to evaluate your interpreting performance in the form of reflection writing.
Assignment Task 1 - Simulated interpreting assignments will due in Week 7
Assignment Task 2 - Simulated interpreted assignments will due in Week 15
Assignment Task 3 - Simulated interpreted assignments will due in Week 16
Assessment 3 – Contextual Information Portfolio
This assessment will be assessed with Interpret in General Dialogue Settings (LOTE) unit. You are required to choose a topic from various domains to conduct research on the selected topic. The domain includes education, health, human services/social welfare, business and banking, immigration, law and tourism. For example: primary school enrolment in an education domain.
You are expected to write short summary on the selected topics in the following language:
- English for Australia Context
- LOTE for LOTE context
- English and LOTE for Bilingual terminologies
The summary notes will be collated as portfolio and expected to be submitted in digital copy. A rubric on the expected standard will be provided to you.
This assessment will due in week 14.
Assessment tasks for online group
Assessment task 1 : Online Quiz
You are required to complete online quiz for this unit after reading the main content of the course in the study guide provided.
You will be assessed COMPETENT or NON-COMPETENT for this assessment. You will be assessed COMPETENT if you get at least 90% of questions correct.
This is an assessment task, due by week 6.
Assessment task 2: Preliminary analysis of simulated interpreting assignment
A preliminary analysis is a key part of preparing for an assignment. This activity involves going through few steps to conduct a preliminary analysis in a simulated assignment. You will be provided with template which contains five scenarios you will likely to encounter out on the field, and then fill out the table for each scenario.
This assessment is due by week 14.
A rubric on the expected standard for this assessment will be provided.
Assessment task 3: Dialogue Interpreting
Task 1: Dialogue Interpreting Test (Telephone)
You will sit a dialogue interpreting test via telephone conversation- a practical demonstration in which you will be required to plan, prepare, manage and interpret.
This assessment is due by week 7. A student must achieve a minimum of COMPETENT to successfully complete this unit.
Task 2: Dialogue Interpreting Test (Video) Week 12-14
You will sit a dialogue interpreting test via video- a practical demonstration in which you will be required to plan, prepare, manage and interpret.
This assessment is due by week 23. A student must achieve a minimum of COMPETENT to successfully complete this unit.
Assessment Matrix
| Full Time Group | Online Group | |||||
| Elements | Assignment 1 | Assignement 2 | Assignment 3 | Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Assignment 3 |
| Plan discourse | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Reach agreement with participants on process. | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Manage flow of communication. | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Monitor progress of discourse. | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Evaluate discourse management. | X | X | X | X | X |
Other Information
Grading Schedule:
Special Consideration:
Students may apply for Special Consideration on a range of health or compassionate grounds where they experience unexpected or extenuating circumstances. Information on ‘How to apply for Special Consideration’ can be found at http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=b1wqvnwk8aui
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Extension of time for submission of assessable work:
Circumstances may arise which prevent students from completing an assessment task on time. In certain circumstances a student may be entitled to apply for an extension to the due date.
Extensions of 7 calendar days or less:
Students seeking an extension of 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the School.
Extensions of greater than 7 working days:
Students seeking an extension of more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy , preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
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