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TL4501: ADVANCED INTERPRETING SKILLS (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:30


Course Overview

This course will build up on the skills practised in Year 2.  

  • Note-taking 
  • Memory/analytical skills – active listening 
  • Protocol 
  • Clarification/explanation/Repetition  
  • Triadic position  
  • Terminology  
  • Linguistic skills 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Maria Sanchez-Ortiz

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will help students in: 

1.Selecting, extracting and synthesising  information from written and spoken sources; 

  1. Engaging in problem solving tasks;
  2. Developing intercultural knowledge and awareness;
  3. Engaging in public speaking;
  4. Developing interpersonal and communication skills.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Two Translation Exercises into Foreign Language

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 5,10 Feedback Weeks 8,13

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Two translations exercises into foreign language - 350 words/ 25% each
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Two Translation Exercises

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 4,9 Feedback Weeks 7,12

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Two translation exercises into English - 350 words/ 25% each
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Oral Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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1 hour per pair: Students do the examination in pairs - language specific. Each student does three interventions into English and three into the foreign language. In-course evaluation will take place during the resit examination period.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralUnderstandUnderstanding the triadic exchange (protocol)
ProceduralApplyAn ability to use language with precision and for a range of purposes and audiences.
 

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