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Overview
Key facts
Students will receive instruction for developing the main interpreting skills of active listening, analysing, processing and reformulation and will know the difference between different modes, types and methods of interpreting in public settings.
As well as providing practical knowledge about interpreter-mediated communication, this Introduction to Interpreting course from Tallinn University promotes interlingual and intercultural understanding, autonomous learning, teamwork and problem-solving.
Programme Structure
Programme Structure:
- Day 1: Course and individual aims. Power in communication. Role boundaries. Ethical dilemmas.
- Day 2: Interpreting in the public sector. Communication barriers. Modes, types and methods of interpreting in legal and medical settings. Introduction to note-taking in consecutive interpreting. Guiding principles and methods.
- Day 3: Practice. How to mediate communication precisely and accurately? Active listening skills and content analysis. Memory exercises. Definition of the main roles and settings for the communicative role-play task.
- Day 4: Interpreter-mediated communication in practice. Ethical dilemmas. Communicative role-play.
- Day 5: Role-play analysis. Conclusion and lessons learned. Feedback and group reflection.
Lecturers
- Jekaterina Maadla holds an MA in Conference Interpreting from Tallinn University. During her long career of more than 10 years as a freelance conference interpreter she has worked for the President and the Prime-Minister of Estonia, during the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU and mediated a number of high-level intergovernmental negotiations.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
1 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Language Studies Translation & Interpreting View 26 other Short Courses in Language Studies in EstoniaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The participant should have a good knowledge of English, an interest in the quality of interpreter-mediated communication as well as a readiness to take part in practical tasks (role-play).
Tuition Fee
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International
250 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 250 EUR for the full programme during 5 days. -
EU/EEA
250 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 250 EUR for the full programme during 5 days.
- Early-Bird Course Fee (until 31 March 2022): 200€
- Regular Course Fee (after 31 March 2022): 250€
Living costs for Tallinn
598 - 948 EUR /month
Living costs
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