B2764 - Dialogue Interpreting for Specific Purposes - German Language (Second Language)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students will be familiar with the challenges of dialogic interpretation and will be able to assess sound practices in this field; they will be able to employ a range of dialogic interpretation strategies between German and Italian in complex communicative situations involving specialist terminology applicable to specific sectors.

Course contents

The course aims to deepen and, in particular, to prepare and apply linguistic knowledge in complex communicative and interpretative contexts, such as those in specific commercial, cultural and social-health sectors. In particular, the course will focus on:

· Preparing for a new topic, including specialised subjects, prior to an interpreting assignment: researching content and terminology, gathering information and background, and compiling glossaries;

· Speaking correctly and listening effectively: characteristics of spoken discourse, lexical appropriateness, communicativeness, and rhetorical strategies.

The course is practical and application-oriented, and students will be asked to undertake exercises related to communicative situations typical of consecutive interpreting:

· Passive and active sight translation;

· Simulations of real-life situations in specialised commercial, cultural and social-healthcare contexts;

· Conflict management and turn-taking in consecutive interpreting.

The course, comprising 40 contact hours and totalling 5 CFU, will take place in the first semester.

Teaching methods

Students are required to attend 70 per cent of the course lectures.

Lessons will be delivered in an interactive manner, involving students in practical exercises in sight translation and dialogic interpreting (role-play), i.e. simulations of professional interpreting situations in which students will take part, following which they will be given detailed feedback.

Assessment methods

In order to demonstrate that they have learnt the course content, students must pass a final oral examination lasting approximately 30 minutes, consisting of:

· active sight translation of a text of approximately 200 words

· a role-play exercise in conversational interpreting: a simulation of an interpreting situation (covering the areas discussed during the course).

The two components of the final exam contribute equally to the final mark.

 

Learning assessment scale
(Grade and description)

30-30L
Excellent test demonstrating excellent acquisition of the lexical, grammatical and thematic content proposed in the course; complete mastery of the language and content of study.

27-29
Above average, with minor errors compensated for by a more than adequate demonstration of the required knowledge and language skills.

24-26
Good test, but with some obvious errors indicating partial acquisition of the required knowledge and skills.

21-23
Sufficient test, but with noticeable limitations in the knowledge and skills to be acquired.

18-20
Test that meets only the minimum criteria of knowledge and skills to be acquired.

Insuff.
Basic knowledge not achieved, the examination must be retaken.

Teaching tools

Textual and audiovisual materials

Virtuale platform

In addition to attending lessons, students are strongly encouraged to practice regularly, both individually and in small groups, and to record and self- and peer-evaluate their performances.

Office hours

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