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CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
ETI305 CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING 5 3 3 8

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
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 -