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KÄT01MS23HKI Basics of translation and interpreting (5 cr)

Code: KÄT0105A19H-3005

General information


Enrollment

01.03.2023 - 19.03.2023

Timing

02.10.2023 - 05.11.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Campus

Helsinki

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 333

Degree programmes

  • BA in Humanities, Sign Language and Interpreting

Teachers

  • Sonja Heinonen
  • Matleena Messo
  • Emmi Ranki

Groups

  • G53vip

Objective

Students will be able to
- identify basic concepts of translation and interpreting and describe the interpreting process
- recognise the contextual and cultural aspects of translation and interpreting
- identify core contents in text and make notes
- translate and consecutively interpret everyday texts
- compare working languages and communication methods

Content

- basic concepts of translation and interpreting
- interpreting and translation theories
- core contents and note-taking techniques
- consecutive interpreting
- working languages, communication methods

Evaluation scale

0-5