Course Title: Interpret Dialogues

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5116

Course Title: Interpret Dialogues

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 190.0

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Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

LANG5521

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face


Course Contact: Sedat Mulayim

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9920

Course Contact Email: sedat.mulayim@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course aims to develop skills in the consecutive transfer of verbal and non-verbal messages and information from English into the Language Other Than English (LOTE), and from LOTE into English (i.e. into two language directions), in a range of contexts in a face-to-face situation or using a range of telecommunication technologies. The skills include the ability to identify and manage situational, cultural, societal and ethical problems.
At the Diploma level, interpreting dialogues consecutively is the main mode of interpreting in English and all LOTES.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Successful completion of bilingual intake test.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

64134 Interpret Dialogues


Learning Outcomes

1 Prepare effectively and thoroughly for interpreting assignments
2 Educate participants to effectively work with an interpreter
3 Interpret in a face-to-face situation
4 Interpret using telecommunication technologies
5 Solve problems arising from cultural/societal differences
6 Exercise professional judgment to resolve ethical dilemmas
7 Manage situational problems
8 Sight-translate a written text


Overview of Assessment

The assessment for this competency is the NAATI PPI accreditation examination.