| 1 |
- |
Introduction to class |
- |
| 2 |
- |
Types of interpreting; consecutive, simultaneous, whispered, escort, and community interpreting; areas of use of consecutive interpreting; the role of the interpreter; brief entry-level performance assessment. |
In-class discussion |
| 3 |
- |
Main idea, supporting ideas, speaker’s purpose, examples, and logical connections; structuring short speeches; exercises in conveying the main idea without note-taking. |
In-class discussion |
| 4 |
- |
Working memory, visualization, association, sequencing, and chunking techniques; retaining short speeches in memory; practice in conveying lists, sequences of events, and cause-and-effect relations. |
In-class discussion |
| 5 |
- |
Reproducing meaning without adhering to source-language structures; shortening and expanding speech; synonym and paraphrasing exercises; short consecutive interpreting without note-taking. |
In-class discussion |
| 6 |
- |
The purpose of note-taking; what should and should not be noted; distinguishing between main ideas and details; developing keywords, abbreviations, and personal symbols. |
In-class discussion |
| 7 |
- |
Verticality, indentation, links, symbols, arrows, negation, emphasis, cause-and-effect, and contrast markers; note-taking from short speeches and reproducing the message from notes. |
In-class discussion |
| 8 |
- |
Percentages, large numbers, currencies, measurements, dates, names of persons and institutions, and abbreviations; interpreting number-dense short speeches from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English. |
In-class discussion |
| 9 |
- |
Speech structure, information selection, use of notes, and natural expression in the target language; two- to three-minute speeches on education, the environment, culture, and everyday life. |
In-class discussion |
| 10 |
- |
MID-TERM EXAM |
- |
| 11 |
- |
Pronunciation, stress, intonation, speech rate, pausing, eye contact, and body language; communicating with the audience while speaking from notes; self-assessment through video recordings. |
In-class discussion |
| 12 |
- |
Speeches from the fields of business, economics, technology, the environment, and education; pre-assignment research; preparation of parallel texts and bilingual terminology lists; terminology strategies. |
In-class discussion |
| 13 |
- |
Bilateral interviews, question-and-answer sessions, public service, education, and basic healthcare encounters; bidirectional interpreting in short segments; impartiality, role boundaries, and cultural differences. |
In-class discussion |
| 14 |
- |
Online and telephone consecutive interpreting; audio and connection problems; requesting repetition or clarification; confidentiality, accuracy, impartiality, data security, and professional conduct. |
In-class discussion |
| 15 |
- |
Consecutive interpreting of a prepared speech from English into Turkish or from Turkish into English; pre-assignment terminology file; performance presentation; self-assessment and peer assessment. |
In-class discussion |
| 16 |
- |
FINAL EXAM |
- |
| 17 |
- |
FINAL EXAM |
- |