HEVL0049-1 : English-French consecutive interpretation 1

Study Programmes 2015-2016

HEVL0049-1

English-French consecutive interpretation 1

Duration :

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits :

Master in interpreting (120 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Muriel Mercier

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

All year long

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course 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 course :

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 or equivalent knowledge. 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) :

Face-to-face