| Course Objectives: |
The course focuses on the acquisition of the skills necessary for consecutive interpreting, such as active-attentive listening, efficient word recognition, listening comprehension, focus and concentration, inferencing, note-taking, multi-tasking, written-oral text analysis, mini summaries, hierarchy of ideas, and mind-mapping. The course emphasizes various strategies used in consecutive interpreting, such as paraphrasing, splitting sentences, omitting and generalization along with memory strategies. |
| Course Content: |
This course consists of note-taking skills, active listening exercises and consecutive interpreting exercises. |
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Related Preparation |
| 1) |
The history of interpreting and consecutive interpreting in the world and Turkey |
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| 2) |
General Outlook to Consecutive Interpreting: The Characteristics and Skills of a Good Consecutive Interpreter |
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| 3) |
Listening Comprehension Skills Active Listening
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| 4) |
Principles and techniques of note-taking
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| 5) |
Note-taking Exercises
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| 6) |
Note-taking Exercises |
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| 7) |
Note-taking Exercises |
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| 8) |
Basic Consecutive Interpreting Exercises
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| 9) |
Basic Consecutive Interpreting Exercises
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| 10) |
Consecutive interpreting exercises from and into Turkish
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| 11) |
Consecutive interpreting exercises from and into Turkish
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| 12) |
Consecutive interpreting exercises from and into Turkish
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| 13) |
Consecutive interpreting exercises from and into Turkish
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| 14) |
Revision |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
To have the sufficient background in the field of translation and to use the theoretical and applied knowledge in translation |
5 |
| 2) |
To find, define, formulate and solve the possible problems in translation and interpreting |
4 |
| 3) |
To select and use the technical equipment in the applications of translation and interpreting; to be able to use simultaneous interpreting booth equipment |
5 |
| 4) |
To analyse, criticize and comment on translated texts |
5 |
| 5) |
To access information and to do research in line with that; to use databases, translation programs and other information resources |
5 |
| 6) |
To develop efficient individual and group working skills; to take responsibility |
5 |
| 7) |
To build efficient verbal and spoken communication skills; to establish fluency in English and to acquire at least one foreign language |
5 |
| 8) |
To build the awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and to sustain continuous personal development |
5 |
| 9) |
To gain the awareness of professional and ethical responsibility |
5 |
| 10) |
To build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications |
4 |
| 11) |
To build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation and interpreting applications and to be informed about the problems of the contemporary world |
4 |
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