Singapore University of Social Sciences

This course introduces students to the profession of interpreters, the concept of interpreting and the process of interpreting. It familiarises the students with different forms of interpretation, explains the training methods and introduces various techniques for interpreting. Students will be made aware of the distinctions between translation and interpreting. This course provides a good foundation for students to pursue further studies in other interpretation courses. The classroom activities and after-class exercises will focus on interpreting from Chinese to English and vice versa in a consecutive mode. The course will be conducted in a small group in the interpretation lab.