Education as a professional environment (5cr)

Objective

Students will be able to
- describe the education system from early childhood education to higher education
- identify the interpreting situations of the education field and understand the related challenges
- name key concepts and terminology of the education field
- retrieve information from reliable sources on education in both working languages and use it in their interpreting practice
- analyse the professional role of interpreters in education settings

Content

- education legislation, the education system and its actors
- introduction to professional environments in the education field
- interpreting in various education settings
- educational concepts in Finland and the areas of the other working language