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CCTR 485 Introduction to Public Service Interpreting (3 credits)

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Offered by: Translation (School of Continuing Studies)

Overview

Translation : Introduction to public service (or community) interpreting. Focus on consecutive, liaison and dialogue interpreting. Emphasis will be placed on active listening and concentration skills, memory, synthesizing information for ensuing recall, and basic note-taking techniques as a memory aid. Speech delivery aspects such as register, accuracy, fluency and diction in the target language will be introduced. Sight translations of legal, medical and administrative texts. A review of best practices for interpreters in community settings.

Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

  • Prerequisite: Entrance Examination for Apprentice Interpreters. Departmental Approval Required.

  • English, French and Spanish are the languages of instruction, but active knowledge of only two of the three languages will be required to take this course.

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