ENGLISH-ITALIAN SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING PRACTICE MOD.A

Syllabus

Preparatory course to simultaneous translation
English – Spanish - Italian



Given the number of teaching hours available during the second semester of this school year, the students’ academic backgound as well as their knowledge and skills in English and Spanish which I suppose should be fairly good in terms of both active and passive spoken, written and comprehension skills for I have not had a chance of meeting them all personally before the beginning of this course and given the general scope of this 15-class introductory course to simultaneous translation, I wish to organize it as follows:

According to the overall level of skills, I wish to split the course into five (5) units of three (3) classes each. The following topics will be discussed:
1. Introduction to simultaneous interpretation. Features and execises. Interpreter’s skills, language and extra-language knowledge needed. Code of conduct. Preparation of a typical work day;
2. Stages: listening/conceptualization/ production. Interpreting strategies according to the spoken languages and topics as well as rephrasing;
3. Know-how, technicalities and interpreting skills from English/Spanish into Italian. How to interpret phrases, idioms and find solutions when interpreting from and into a language;
4. Finding one’s own interpreting method and style;
5. Interpreting training with short texts from Italian, Spanish and English and vice-versa.

This short course on interpreting will provide students with the following:
1. Self-assessment and awareness on students’ real interpreting skills so that they may choose to continue learning both simultaneous interpreting technique and practice;
2. Practical advice on how to acquire and develop interpreting skills, style, flexibility and speed needed to find acceptable interpretation solutions while working from and into a language;
3. Immediate problem-solving skills in terms of content and style while translating;
4. Overall knowledge of the interpreting profession.


Bibliography:
• INTERPRETA Multilingüe: 118 Maria Gracia Torres Días. UMA Editorial
• Interpretazione simultanea e consecutiva C. Falbo, M. Russo e F. Straniero. Hoepli
• Tra il dire e il significare. Il linguaggio figurato nell'interpretazione simultanea fra italiano e spagnolo Nicoletta Spinolo. ETS
• Mamá, quiero ser intérprete. Gabriel Cabrera. Editorial Pie de página

understanding interpreting and the interpreting profession as well as communication consultant at corporate level and beyond

no specific skill required, but good general cultural background a penchant for learning and curiosity

based on learning standards, a variety of topics from different areas will be tackled relevat to interpreting as a job

Bibliography:
• INTERPRETA Multilingüe: 118 Maria Gracia Torres Días. UMA Editorial
• Interpretazione simultanea e consecutiva C. Falbo, M. Russo e F. Straniero. Hoepli
• Tra il dire e il significare. Il linguaggio figurato nell'interpretazione simultanea fra italiano e spagnolo Nicoletta Spinolo. ETS
• Mamá, quiero ser intérprete. Gabriel Cabrera. Editorial Pie de página

one-to-one test with teacher on the topics dealt with during course with the purpose of double checking self-rating skills and approach to oral trandlation/version

theoretical and practical training into a traslation booth during classes and topics to be further iinvestigated upon back home

Italian

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development