English Studies

G R A D U A T E D E G R E E P R O G R A M M E : E N G L I S H S T U D I E S
Language of
instruction
Quality
assurance
methods
Croatian and English.
1. Student feedback via questionnaires and surveys.
2. Lecturers responsible for the same subject area collaborate closely and
monitor each other's work. Occasional class observations and appraisal by
Head of Department.
Course title Interpreting – Module 1
Course code HZE810
Type of course Exercise course / Advisory hours
Core course (Elective course in 3.1.1.)
Level of course Specialized level course
Year of study Second Semester Three
ECTS
(Number of
credits allocated)
3 ECTS
Contact hours (25 practical sessions + 5 advisory hours) = 0.75 credits.
Student study time (67.5 hours) = 2.25 credits.
Name of lecturer Prof Dr Zjena Čulić
Learning
outcomes and
competences
The course focuses on the development of the following competences and
skills: comprehension (analysis and synthesis), speed of comprehension,
production, memory capacity, simultaneity of listening and speaking,
personality traits (stress tolerance).
Prerequisites Competences and skills acquired upon the completion of Translation studies
with elements of contrastive analysis and Translation Methodology - Theory
and Practice courses.
Course contents Process-oriented approach in interpreter training; developing techniques for
translation at sight; consecutive translation and simultaneous translation; the
comprehension phase based on knowledge base and knowledge acquisition;
reformulation of the message; note taking strategies. Application of the
Effort model: listening effort, comprehension effort and reformulation
effort. Interpretation training from the point of view of professional
experience and current teaching practices; the task of interpreting analyzed
from a cognitive psychologist’s point of view; interaction between research
and training; simultaneous interpretation composed of a series of
interdependent skills; cognitive psychology applied to research on aptitude
testing for interpretation; Theorie du sens; research frame moving from
cognitive content to the transfer of formal linguistic features; observation of
Recommended
reading
Supplementary
reading
interpreters at work.
Gambier, Y. Gile, D., & Taylor, Ch. (Eds.). (1997). Conference
Interpreting: Current Trends in Research. Amsterdam, Philadelphia:
John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Dollerup, C., & Lindegaard, A., (Eds.). (1994). Teaching Translation and
Interpreting 2. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing
Company.
Lambert, S., & Moser Mercer, B. (1994). Bridging the Gap: Empirical
research in simultaneous interpretation. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John
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