TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Elif Görkem Arslantürk Özaslan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to define the ethical principles of community interpreting. 2) will be able to prepare terminology required for community interpreting. 3) will become familiar with different environments and settings where community interpreters are required to work.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course deals with community interpreting with special emphasis on work manners and ethics. Besides consecutive, simultaneous, and sight interpreting, work manners and ethics will also receive particular emphasis. Students will practice interpreting through various scenarios simulating legal, medical, and educational settings. They will be able to enhance their subject-specific terminology acquisition skills through various assignments.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General Introduction 2nd Week What is Conference Interpreting? What is the difference between Conference Interpreting and other Interpreting types? 3rd Week The duties and responsibilities of an Community Interpreter 4th Week Conference Interpreting and ethics 5th Week Terminology on medical and legal fields and investigation of case study regarding Conference Interpreting 6th Week Conference Interpreting in Health Care Services and Interpreting Services 7th Week Role play about Hospital Interpreting 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Community Interpreting in legal field and role play about Court Interpreting 10th Week Interpreting Practice: Refugee Interpreting 11th Week Interpreting Practice: Police Investigation 12th Week Interpreting Practice: Asylum Application 13th Week Interpreting Practice: Social Services 14th Week Final Remarks 15th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Valero Garces, Carmen, and Anne Martin. Crossing Borders in Community Interpreting: Definitions and Dilemmas. Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2008. Wadensjö, Cecilia. 1998 Interpreting as Interaction. London: Longman. (Only Chapter 3) Niska, Helge. 2000 Community Interpreter Training: Past, Present, Future. In Interpreting In the 21st Century, C. Carzone and M. Viezzi, eds. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. 133-144 Pöchhacker, Franz. 1997 Is there anybody out there Community Interpreting in Austria . In The Critical Link: Interpreters in the Community, Carr, Silvana E., Roda P. Roberts, Aideen Dufour and Dini Steyn (eds.), 215 ff. Mikkelson Holly. 1996. The Professionalization Of Community Interpreting in Global Vision, Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association, Muriel M. Jerome-O Keefe, ed., John Benjamins.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 2 2 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 2 2 Laboratory (including preparation) 12 1 12 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 8 2 16 Total Workload 119 Total Workload / 30 3,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No