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Communication Skills for Translators and Interpreters - TRAN881
This unit will focus on working with students to equip them with the necessary spoken and written language skills in English and/or their LOTE (dependent on assessed need) to function as professional translators and interpreters. Students will be given the opportunity to develop their expertise in various genres and text types encountered in the T&I profession, and will be assessed on the grammar, vocabulary, clarity of expression, register, pragmatics, coherence, and fluency of their language usage; and will also be equipped with the tools for self and peer assessment of language skills.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde D2 - Day; Offered in Session 2, North Ryde X1 - External study; Offered in Session 1 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Adrian Buzo |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MTransInt or PGDipTransInt or PGCertTransInt (Community Interpreting) or MTransIntMAppLing or MTransIntMIntRel or Permission of Executive Dean of Faculty
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| NCCW(s): | TRAN832, TRAN833 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Linguistics Faculty of Human Sciences |
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