Course code Valo4010
Credit points 3
Consecutive Interpretation
Total Hours in Course81
Number of hours for seminars and practical classes32
Independent study hours49
Date of course confirmation20.03.2013
Responsible UnitLanguage Centre
Course developer
Sociālo un humanitāro zinātņu institūts
Inese Ozola
Dr. philol.
Course abstract
The aim of the course is to introduce students with the strategies and competences necessary for consecutive interpretation, focusing on the practical development of interpreting skills English-Latvian-English. Students acquire and develop skills of interpreting business talks, presentations, workshops, seminars as well as community interpreting. Themes for the texts to be interpreted are related to everyday topics, business communication, university education issues, business activities of companies and economic processes.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• Knowledge - on theoretical aspects of consecutive interpretation; strategies and competences necessary for the interpretation, note taking techniques.
• Skills - students are able to apply theoretical knowledge in the specific interpreting situation, they are able to translate spoken texts in the target language distinctively and intelligibly, providing accurate translation and adequate use of terms related to the acquired themes.
• Competence - students are able to use independently and creatively the acquired knowledge and skills of consecutive interpretation English-Latvian-English in the work of a specialist of external relations.
Compulsory reading
1. Veisbergs A. Konferenču tulkošana. Rīga: Zinātne, 2007. 183 lpp. ISBN 9789984808086
2. Veisbergs A. Mutvārdu tulkošanas pamati. Rīga: LU, 2005. 128 lpp. ISBN 978998473045
3. Interneta resurss mutvārdu tulkošanai. [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.03. 2013.] Pieejams: http://interpreters.free.fr/consec.htm
4. Zauberga I. Theoretical Tools for Professional Translators. Riga: LU, 2004. 214 lpp. ISBN 109984679411
Further reading
1. Sīlis J. Tulkojumzinātnes jautājumi. Teorija un prakse. Ventspils: Ventspils augstskola, 2009. 264 lpp. ISBN 9789984648057
2. Tulkojumu un Starpkultūru Studiju starptautiskās asociācijas mājas lapa Interneta International association for Translation and Intercultural Studies. [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.03.2013.]. Pieejams: http://www.iatis.org/
3. Kramiņš E. Runas prasme saziņā. Rīga: Turība, 2005. 688 lpp.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Interneta žurnāls tulkiem un tulkotājiem. [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.03.2013.]. Pieejams: http://translationjournal.net/journal/
2. Konferenču tulkotāju Starptautiskās asociācijas mājas lapa ”International Association of Conference Interpreters” [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.03.2013.]. Pieejams: http://aiic.net/ViewIssues.cfm
3. Kembridžas izdevniecības interneta žurnāls „LinguistList” [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 14.03.2013.]. Pieejams: http://cup.linguistlist.org/