Unit information: Introduction to Liaison Interpreting in 2021/22

Unit name	Introduction to Liaison Interpreting
Unit code	MODLM0027
Credit points	10
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Mr. Paul Golf
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	School of Modern Languages
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is designed to enable students to mediate linguistically on a range of complex topics, in oral mode and in both directions, between English and Chinese in the context of interactive, one-to-one spoken discourse.

Students will develop bilateral communicative and linguistic skills in order to absorb and render the contents of realistic scenarios, drawn for example from business, legal and medical settings etc.

Liaison interpreting will develop:

• memory, presentation and note-taking skills
• public speaking skills in both languages
• terminology research skills
• Professionalism and ethics/codes of conduct in various liaison interpreting contexts
• How to mediate cultural and linguistic differences/gaps between languages
• An interpreter’s role and neutrality
• Representing and managing interpersonal dynamics in liaison interpreting

Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit students will have:

1. developed their understanding of issues in a range of topics in order to effectively fulfil the role of the liaison interpreter
2. enhanced their skills of memorisation and note-taking
3. become familiar with the standard codes of practice and ethical issues surrounding liaison interpreting
4. become familiar with general and culture-specific, interpersonal negotiating skills
5. developed their terminology research and glossary-making skills

Teaching Information

Teaching will be delivered online through a combination of synchronous sessions and asynchronous activities, including seminars, lectures, and collaborative as well as self-directed learning opportunities supported by tutor consultation.

Assessment Information

1 x Intepreting commentary (50%) and 1 x Learning Log (50%).

Resources

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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.