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COMM 749

Advanced Simultaneous Interpretation

1-3 Credits

Builds simultaneous interpreting skills to a highly professional level, including highly complex material requiring particular attention to nuance, tone, and style. Resolves any remaining challenges of split attention, ear-voice span, memory and delivery / presentation. Introduces simultaneous interpretation with text, based upon sight translation techniques. Participants emerge from the course as reflective practitioners with the simultaneous interpreting skills required to perform competently in real-world settings.

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite: COMM729 ; and admissions test for second-year courses; and permission of ARHU-Communication department. Repeatable to: 4 credits if content differs.

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