LANC404-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Translating and Interpreting for the Community

This occurrence is not offered in 2025

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

This course focuses on the concept of Community Translation and Interpreting, of which the purpose is to provide members of minority communities language access to public services offered both routinely and in a crisis scenario. This course will introduce functional translation theories as the theoretical framework with practical advice and discussion on both achievement of pragmatic equivalence and significance of self-reflection on students' development of individual translation/interpreting skills. This work will be supervised by a staff member from the relevant language programme or an external assessor if required.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Prerequisites

Subject to the approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Weekly practice (12) 24% Due Sundays
Reflective essay (1) 26% Due week 6
Final Translation 25% Due week 9
Interpreting Test 25% Held during examination period

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,169.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All LANC404 Occurrences

  • LANC404-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025 - Not Offered