TRST 542

Credit: 4 hours.

Introduction to conference interpreting as its main theoretical concepts, including what is interpreting, interpreting as process, and what is conference interpreting. Core skills will be introduced and practiced, such as understanding the spoken language and language analysis techniques, acquisition of subject matter knowledge, terminology management, verbal expression skills, interpreting in practice, and mastery of the technologist of the interpreter booth. Interpreting practice in the student's language pairs will be a part of the course.

Prerequisite: Admission to the Masters in Translation and Interpretation.