Introduction
Designed for advanced students of Japanese to provide basic vocational training in the skills of interpreting from Japanese to English, and English to Japanese. Students are required to master specialised vocabulary, honorific expressions and the conventions of speech and behaviour essential for appropriate performance in the profession of interpreting. Students are also familiarised with the legal and ethical aspects of interpreting, as well as with the codes of conduct of national and international professional associations of interpreters.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Japanese-English, English-Japanese Interpreting |
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| Unit code | HMJ337 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
| Discipline | Global Cultures and Languages |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
A distinction result in 25 points of Advanced Japanese unitsMutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 3 hours per week, seminar/practical |
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| Assessment | Weekly assignments, presentation of practical demonstrations and oral/aural tests (50%), oral/aural end-of-sem exam (30 mins per student) (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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