ETI 322 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of English Translation and Interpreting

Course Name

Simultaneous Interpretation

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ETI 322	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites

	ETI 208 To get a grade of at least BB
and	ETI 337 To get a grade of at least BB
and	ETI 212 To get a grade of at least BB

Course Language

English

Course Type

Elective

Course Level

First Cycle

Mode of Delivery

Blended

Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course

Critical feedback
Lecture / Presentation

National Occupation Classification

-

Course Coordinator

-

Course Lecturer(s)

Dr.Öğretim Üyesi NAZLIGÜL BOZOK

Assistant(s)

-

Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to enable students to acquire necessary knowledge and skills for simultaneous interpreting. It is aimed for students to transfer theoretical information in simultaneous interpreting into practice and to appropriately interpret oral texts into the target language.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; use simultaneous interpreting strategies; conduct a preliminary study regarding necessary terminology and background knowledge; solve problems encountered during simultaneous interpreting by employing acquired knowledge and skills; demonstrate their knowledge on various topics including current affairs, economics and politics; use microphone, tone of voice and intonation properly; convey oral texts into target language by using appropriate meanings and functions.
Course Description	In the course, students will simultaneously interpret oral texts on different topics by using effective listening and note-taking skills. Students will conduct preliminary studies for simultaneous interpreting, come up with solutions for different interpreting problems, and discover the dynamics of interpreting by practicing in the laboratory environment.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	General introduction to the course; booth etiquette, professional ethics of conference interpreting, and qualities of interpreters
2	History of interpreting	Ramler, S. (2007). The origin and challenges of simultaneous interpretation: The Nuremberg trial experience. Interpretation Studies, 7, 7–18. Japan Association for Interpretation Studies. — Diriker, Ebru. (2005). Presenting Simultaneous Interpreting: Discourse of the Turkish media, 1988-2003
3	The cognitive foundations of simultaneous interpreting	Gile, Daniel. 2009. The Effort Models of Interpreting. Basic Concepts and Models for Interpreter and Translator Training
4	Preparatory exercises for simultaneous interpreting training	Nolan, James. 2005. Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises. — Gillies, A. (2024). Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003330028
5	Preparatory exercises for simultaneous interpreting training	Nolan, James. 2005. Interpretation: Techniques and Exercises. — Gillies, A. (2024). Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003330028
6	Translating short and simple sentences; speech videos for practice	Various online sources
7	In-class practice /Interactive learning: Technology	Various online sources
8	Midterm
9	In-class practice /Interactive learning: Social Media	Various online sources
10	In-class practice /Interactive learning: Health	Various online sources
11	In-class practice /Interactive learning: Education	Various online sources
12	In-class practice /Interactive learning: Press Conference	Various online sources
13	In-class practice /Interactive learning: Economy	Various online sources
14	In-class practice /Interactive learning: Politics	Various online sources
15	Review of the Semester
16	Final

Course Notes/Textbooks

Diriker, Ebru. 2005. Presenting Simultaneous Interpreting: Discourse of the Turkish media, 1988-2003

Gile, Daniel. 2009. The Effort Models of Interpreting. Basic Concepts and Models for Interpreter and Translator Training

Nolan, James. 2005. Interpretation: Techniques and Exercise

Suggested Readings/Materials

Various online sources including dictionaries, reference sites, etc.

Ramler, S. (2007). The origin and challenges of simultaneous interpretation: The Nuremberg trial experience. Interpretation Studies, 7, 7–18. Japan Association for Interpretation Studies.;

Gillies, A. (2024). Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003330028

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	15
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	60
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	15	15
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	30	30
Final Exam	1	45	45
		Total	180

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use advanced, field-specific conceptual, theoretical, and practical knowledge acquired,	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to analyze and research field-specific concepts and ideas and to interpret data individually or as a team using scientific methods,	-	-	-	X	-
3	To be able to understand and use grammatical and semantic structures of the source and target languages,	-	-	-	X	-
4	To be able to obtain information about social, cultural, and historical approaches within the source and target languages and to use this information for textual analysis and production,	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to understand and interpret written and oral texts in the source language and to transfer these texts into the target language using a semantically and functionally appropriate language,	-	-	X	-	-
6	To be able to produce creative translations and assess the translation products critically by defining the steps, strategies and problems in the translation process in the light of field-specific theoretical knowledge and skills acquired,	-	-	-	X	-
7	To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge and research skills within different areas of expertise to translational act,	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to use computer-assisted translation tools and machine translation effectively at each step of the translation process, and to follow the theoretical and practical developments in these fields,	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to gain awareness of the translator’s social role, job profile, and professional ethical values and to acquire workload management skills for individual or team work,	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to access necessary sources to improve quality at each step of the translation process and to assess the target text in accordance with the quality objectives by using these sources,	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to establish effective oral and written communication skills both in English and Turkish, to be able to speak a second foreign language at a good level, to be able to use a third foreign language at intermediate level,	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-