Intermediate Interpreting.

Catalog description

This course focuses on building translation and then consecutive interpreting skills through discussion and practice and is designed for senior interpreting students. The overall goal of the course is to introduce and refine translation and consecutive interpreting skills in a measured sequence, moving from simpler to more complex material with a strong emphasis on comprehension and equivalence throughout. Course topics include preparing to translate, analyzing and transferring the message, determining priorities in translation, and testing the translation. Topics related to consecutive interpreting include history of consecutive, fidelity, comprehension, memory, reformulation, self-monitoring, and correction. Prerequisite: SPED 216 or consent of instructor.