Course: Interpreting Exercises

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Course title Interpreting Exercises
Course code KRS/TLSV
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, Spanish
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Riebová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
In the course, students are introduced to the principles of ethics and methodology in interpreting and to the basics of interpreting practice. This includes interpreter notation and simple consecutive interpretation from Spanish into Czech in the thematic areas of foreign trade and tourism. The consolidation of interpreting skills is supported by memory exercises, training in rhetorical abilities, team-building, and the development of self-reflection and self-assessment. Students work either individually at their own recording stations interpreting assigned recordings, or they present their own texts and interpret individually in front of the entire group.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Semestral Work - 30 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 44 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In the course, students are introduced to the principles of ethics and methodology in interpreting and to the basics of interpreting practice. This includes interpreter notation and simple consecutive interpretation from Spanish into Czech in the thematic areas of foreign trade and tourism. The development of interpreting skills is complemented by memory exercises, practice of rhetorical abilities, team-building, and training in self-reflection and self-assessment. Students work either individually at their own recording stations interpreting assigned recordings, or they present their own texts and interpret individually in front of the whole group.
Basic skills in interpreter notation and simple consecutive interpretation from Spanish into Czech in the thematic areas of foreign trade and tourism.
Prerequisites
Spanish language knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Systematic Observation of Student

Regular attendance and active participation in seminars. Interpreting preparation for each class. Creation of a glossary. Preparation of two short presentations for interpreting practice.
Recommended literature
  • Ivana Čeňková a kol. (2001). Teorie a didaktika tlumočení I.. Praha.
  • Jean Herbert. (1952). The interpreter's handbook.. Gen?ve.
  • M. Veselá. (2008). Psychohygiena a relaxace pro tlumočníky znakového jazyka. Praha.
  • Naďa Dingová. (2008). Paměťová a jazyková cvičení pro tlumočníky.. Praha.
  • Vítězslava Šrámková, Jiřina Hůrková-Novotná. (1984). Mluvený projev a přednes. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Spanish Philology (2024) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -