Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Ethical and Professional Skills - Master the professional production of translations and manage interpersonal relations - Master the professional production of an interpretation.
• 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.

Learning Outcomes of UE

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 also 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.

Content of UE

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

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

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Oral examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Oral examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

Not applicable

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable