Objectives of general skills

• Linguistic skills - Apply knowledge of languages specific to translation or interpretation
• Master the French language at level C2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
• Master the foreign languages at level C2 in reading and listening, and level C1 in writing and speaking.
• Thematic expertise - Develop and apply subject knowledge relating to the fields in which the activity of translation or interpretation is practised.
• Undertake to acquire specialised terminology in the chosen foreign languages.
• Identify what information and documentation is required.
• Master the strategies, tools and techniques needed for carrying out documentary or terminological research.
• Ethical and professional skills - Master the professional production of an interpretation.
• Negotiate the conditions under which an interpretation job will be undertaken with the organiser of the event and ensure accepted quality norms are met.
• Develop the ability to self-evaluate with a critical eye, in order to continually progress.
• Interpersonal and communication skills - Use and develop communication skills.
• Exercise their abilities to communicate and comprehend effectively.
• Capture the essence of a message in its original context and render it faithfully in another language.
• Be willing and ready to adapt to new and varied communication situations and environments; be flexible.

Language Combination

Unité d’enseignement de la combinaison linguistique

UE's Learning outcomes

At the end of the second module of the master in interpreting, students will be able to:
- memorize a speech of a non- or averagely specialized nature while identifying and replicating its structure, using notes if required;
- fully understand and memorize a more highly specialized speech through the preparation of documents and terminology;
- render the speech in correct and fluent French with no errors of meaning and deliver the speech in a convincing fashion;
- give a description and rationale for the strategies employed.

They will be able to:
- interpret a speech in conditions approximating to professional reality;
- without meaning errors;
- in appropriate French, showing a mastery of registers and linguistic subtleties and respecting the requirements of rhetoric; - describe and justify strategies employed.

They will also be able to:
- understand a French speech and pick up on the structure after hearing the speech for the first time;
- reformulate the speech in correct, natural English, avoiding literal translations, after having quickly researched the subject and terminology;
- describe and justify strategies employed.

UE Content

Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation of speeches of various length and complexity. Topics deriving from major international meetings. <b><i>

</i></b>Consecutive interpretation, into the foreign language, of speeches of varying lengths and of a fairly low degree of specialisation. <b><i>

</i></b> Exercises based on non-prepared speeches, freely-rendered written texts or recordings of original speeches. Memorization, note-taking and rendering in French.  

Theoretical and practical work experience (visits, “dummy booths”) within Parliamentary institutions and international organizations.

Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation of short and relatively non-specialized speeches.

Prior experience

Not applicable

Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

• N/A