Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in interpretation, professional focus in conference interpretation | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is divided in two parts: theory and practical training. To start with, students will analyse speeches to identify units of meaning, main ideas and links. Pratical exercices (A langage into A, then C into A). Memory exercise, mindmapping, note-taking, reformulation, voice management, communication.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of this course, students will be able to translate a 6 to 10-min speech in consecutive from English into French.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
French as mother tongue Listening to the BBC (podcast, World Service or any other English-speaking broadcast ...). Highly recommended from 3 to 4 times a week. Listening to French radio programmes (France Inter or equivalent) Reading the newspapers everyday in French and English (1 article at least same topic)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Consecutive exercices based but not only on speeches or adapted readings, video and podcasts. Public speaking exercices under pressure or not. Shadowing
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face or hybrid due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Oral examination. Criteria : the student's perfromance will be assessed on its consistency, clarity and its faithfulness to the original. Communication will also be assessed as well as linguistic skills, general knowledge and news-related knowledge
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
muriel.mercier@uliege.be