Universität Wien

340424 UE Simultaneous Interpreting II French / Russian (2025S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Mo 28.04. 11:30-13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG

Registration/Deregistration

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. 20 participants
Language: French, Russian

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The session on 02/06/2025 will take place online.

  • Monday 10.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 17.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 24.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 31.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 07.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 12.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 19.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 26.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 02.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG
  • Monday 16.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Consolidation of simultaneous interpreting strategies; independent preparation for different subject areas; relay interpreting; preparation for professional practice; reflection on own performance; practice situations for the module examination. Consolidation of simultaneous interpreting skills in monological (e.g. workshop, conference) and dialogical simultaneous interpreting situations (e.g. press conference, panel discussion)
Developing and expanding interpreting strategies
o for simultaneous interpreting of, among other things, fast speakers, complex speeches
and/or technical topics
o for simultaneous interpreting with text
o for simultaneous interpreting of lectures with PPT
o for multilingual settings
o for relay interpreting

Assessment and permitted materials

Performance of positive achievements during the lessons; completion of homework; the best 4 achievements are used for the grade. Permitted aids: computer;

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To participate in the course, it is sufficient to study either French or Russian regularly.
Very good command of both languages (Russian/German or French/German); skills in simultaneous interpreting at Simultan II level; willingness to develop new and expand existing interpreting strategies;
Assessment: The content of the interpreting performance (accuracy in terms of content, dates, names, numbers, completeness, comprehensibility & coherence and terminology) accounts for 50% of the overall grade; the reproduction in the target language (syntax, grammar, complete sentences, idiomatic expressions, lexis (lexical/stylistic aspects, language register, pronunciation, avoiding interference); 20% of the assessment is based on interpreting skills and presentation (fluency, prosody, problem-solving skills, application of interpreting strategies, correction of errors, time lag;

Examination topics

Positive interpretation performances, 3 exam simulations during the semester if desired
The grades for the work completed in the current semester are calculated as follows:
50 % content
30 % linguistic accuracy
20 % delivery and prosody
The interpreting services will be evaluated according to the following criteria: https://transvienna.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/z_translationswiss/Studium/Masterstudium/BEURTEILUNGSKRITERIEN_DD-Studierende.pdf
60% - 4
61-75% -3
76-89%- 2
90-100% 1

Reading list

Andrew Gillies (2013) Conference Interpreting: A Student's Practice Book. London, New York:
Routledge.
Kalina, Sylvia (1998) Strategische Prozesse beim Dolmetschen: Theoretische Grundlagen,
empirische Fallstudien, didaktische Konsequenzen. Tübingen: Gunter Narr.
Setton, Robin/Dawrant, Andrew (2016) Conference interpreting: a complete course.
Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 07.03.2025 12:07