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340084 UE Role-play and Professional Ethics (2024S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 08.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Wednesday 15.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Wednesday 22.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Wednesday 29.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Wednesday 05.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG
  • Wednesday 12.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 5 ZfT Philippovichgasse 11, 1.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

AIMS:
- To get an overview of various settings in which translation and/or interpretation happens (conference interpreting, community interpreting, court interpreting, literary translation etc.)
- Discuss the role of translators and interpreters in society, against the backdrop of sociopolitical realities
- Raise awareness for ethical dilemmas that translators and interpreters can face in various contexts
- Discuss the idea of "professionalism"
- Raise awareness for power relations and hierarchy in interpreting settings

CONTENT:
- Discussing matters of professional ethics, based on relevant literature, studies and own experiences

METHODS:
- Role plays
- presenations (if required)
- discussion in class

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation; short presentations (if required); written final exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attending the course and active participation: 60%
Final written exam: 40%

Examination topics

- Literature provided on Moodle
- Practical examples discussed in the course
- Topics that were discussed in the course

Reading list

KADRIC, M./ KAINDL, K. (Hg.) (2016) Berufsziel Übersetzen und Dolmetschen. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto
KADRIC, M./KAINDL, K./REITHOFER, K. (Hg.) (2019) Translatorische Methodik. Wien: Facultas
PÖCHHACKER, Franz (2007) Dolmetschen. Konzeptuelle Grundlagen und deskriptive Untersuchungen. Tübingen: Stauffenburg
UNHCR-Trainingshandbuch für Dolmetscher:innen im Asylverfahren: https://www.unhcr.org/dach/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2023/03/AT_UNHCR_Dolmetsch-Handbuch_3Auflage_2023.pdf (Stand Februar 2024)

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 04.03.2024 05:06