Objectives of general skills

• Linguistic Skills - Apply linguistic knowledge to the practice of 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 Competency - Develop and apply thematic knowledge related to domains in which translation 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.
• IT Skills - Be familiar with and be able to use computer tools designed for translation and any applications specific to fields of specialisation.
• Adapt to new tools and evaluate their strengths and limitations, particularly in the domains of voice recognition, subtitling and dubbing, localisation, etc.
• Keep up with new developments in the field of IT and use it for professional purposes or to carry out research.
• 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.

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 Dutch, 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.

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. 

Prior experience

Not applicable