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340188 UE Dialogue Interpreting: Diplomacy, Politics, Law and Business English / Czech (2025W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: Czech, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Anwesenheit in der 1. Stunde erforderlich. Studierende, die zwar angemeldet sind, aber in der ersten Stunde ohne rechtzeitige Entschuldigung nicht erscheinen, werden abgemeldet, damit Studierende auf der Warteliste nachrücken können. BiAchten Sie im Bedarfsfall auf eine fristgerechte Abmeldung bis 24.10., da eine spätere Abmeldung nicht möglich ist.

Anwesenheit erforderlich; max. 2 Fehlstunden erlaubt.

  • Tuesday 14.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 21.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 28.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 04.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 11.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 18.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 02.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 09.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 16.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 13.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Tuesday 20.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 2 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Ziele
Erwerb vertiefender Kenntnisse im Dialogdolmetschen spezifisch in den Bereichen Wirtschaft, Recht, Politik und Diplomatie; Vertiefung der terminologischen Recherchekompetenz, Auseinandersetzung mit ethischen Fragen und professionellen Standards im Dialogdolmetschen

Inhalte
Simulation von B2B-Gesprächssituationen, rechtlichen, politischen und diplomatischen Settings

Methoden
Rollenspiele, Diskussion

Kenntnisse der Notizentechnik und des Dolmetschens werden vorausgesetzt.

Assessment and permitted materials

Continuous assessment of course work. Your grade is determined by all written and oral exercises in class, at home, and online. The contributions are weighted as follows:

- active participation (glossaries, research, taking on the role of speaker in your own dialogues, etc.) 30 %
- interpreting in class 70 %

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

At least half of your interpretations must be graded with a pass to pass the class and you may not miss more than two classes. You must reach at least 60% of the total points.

The contributions are weighted as follows:

- active participation (glossaries, research, taking on the role of speaker in dialogues, preparing your own dialogues, etc.) 30 %
- interpreting in class 70 %

You may miss up to 2 classes (90 minutes each) with good reason.

Interpretations will be evaluated based on the assessment criteria for dialogue interpreting: https://transvienna.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/z_translationswiss/Studium/Masterstudium/BEURTEILUNGSKRITERIEN_DD-Studierende.pdf

Grading:
1 (sehr gut) 90 - 100 %
2 (gut) 80 - <90 %
3 (befriedigend) 70 - <80 %
4 (genügend) 60 - <70 %
5 (Fail) <60 %

Examination topics

Continuous assessment of course work - no exam. Researching and preparing information and terminology for the topics of each class, holding presentations and dialogues, interpreting.

Reading list

- Hambleton, Robin (2021). Place-based leadership 'beyond place': the rise of international city diplomacy. In: Sotarauta, Markku & Beer, Andrew (eds.) Handbook on City and Regional Leadership. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 131-151.
- Kadrić, Mira; Rennert, Sylvi & Schäffner, Christina (2022). Diplomatic and Political Interpreting Explained. New York: Routledge.
- Kadric, Mira & Rennert, Sylvi (2023) Memorisierungsstrategien im Dolmetschprozess. Thesen, Techniken, Tools. Wien: Facultas.
- Kurz, Peter (2022) A Governance System that Supports City Diplomacy: The European Perspective. In The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 17(1), 151–161.

Weiterführende Literatur:
- Baker, Mona (1997). Non-cognitive Constraints and Interpreter Strategies in Political Interviews. In. Simms, Karl (Ed.), Translating Sensitive Texts: Linguistic Aspects. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 111-130.
- Martinsen, Bodil & Dubslaf, Friedel (2010). The cooperative courtroom: A case study of interpreting gone wrong. Interpreting 12 (1) , 21–59.
- Mason, Ian (2014). Gaze, positioning and identity in interpreter-mediated dialogues. In Baraldi, C. & Gavioli, L. Coordinating Participation in Dialogue Interpreting, 177-200.
- Zheng Binghan & Xiang XIa (2018). Between invisibility and over-visibility. Self-perception and user expectations of liaison interpreters in business settings. Babel 64 (1), 1-32.

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