INTR 2240: Interpretation Theory and Practice 2 

Description

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Course Learning Outcomes

• Use preparatory materials and information to predict and prepare for an interpretation task
• Apply contextual factors to the process of meaning-based interpretation
• Produce interpretations that meet the goals of the particular speakers/ signers/ settings
• Demonstrate interpretation into ASL that is syntactically correct and cohesive
• Demonstrate interpretation into English that is syntactically correct and cohesive
• Use rapid mental processing to manage the time constraints of simultaneous interpretation
• Use effective interaction management strategies when doing consecutive interpretation
• Demonstrate appropriate choice of simultaneous or consecutive mode
• Describe the cognitive sub-steps in the process of interpreting meaning
• Critically evaluate the relative success/effectiveness of an interpretation
• Reflect on their own interpreting skills and identify focus areas for ongoing development
• Demonstrate professional demeanour and effective communication in interactions with others

Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)

Hours

Instructional Strategies

Evaluation Plan

Course topics

• Cognitive model of the process of interpretation: - Meaning-making as a shared social process of co-construction - Variables of each cultural, situational, relational, psychological context - Historically significant conduit models and terminology - Linguistic and cultural mediation
• Power and responsibility inherent in the task of interpretation: - Social variables that impact meaning-making - Awareness of privilege, intersecting identities, allyship, one’s own positionality and bias - Challenges in aiming for dynamic equivalence and impartiality
• Steps and sub-processes in interpretation: - Predicting what to expect from the discourse - Concentrating and attending to source message - Representing meaning, dropping source language form - Planning to express meaning using target language form - Producing a clear and cohesive target message - Monitoring and critiquing one’s own process and results - Strategies for managing the time constraints of simultaneous interpreting - Strategies for using consecutive interpreting and interaction management - Criteria for opting to use either simultaneous or consecutive interpreting - Strategies for effective co-interpreting as a team
• Analysis and assessment of interpretation: - Features of a successful interpretation - Think Aloud Protocol (TAP) as a learning tool - Demand-Control framework as a learning tool - Peer feedback and shared analysis - Self-reflection and identification of focus areas/goals for one’s own development
• Professional demeanour and interaction, including: - Clear, respectful, effective interpersonal communication - Punctuality, effort, enthusiasm - Patience with self, others, and circumstances - Discretion, diplomacy, confidentiality - Working collaboratively with peers, consumers, teachers, and others