INTERPRETATION 1

INDUCTION
 PARTICULARS
• General description
• Course Learning Outcomes
• Assessment
• Instruction plan
• Course details
• Materials
 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Provides fundamental knowledge and skills of English-

Vietnamese and Vietnamese-English interpretation
Facilitates the interpretation of the pre-intermediate
source speech concerning common daily activities, which
lays a foundation for Interpretation 2, Advanced
Interpretation as well as the job of interpretation after
graduation.
 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)
• Demonstrate the understanding of essential interpretation
skills
• Perform the interpretation of the source speech concerning
daily life activities, with the language at pre-intermediate
level.
• Use the target language fluently, correctly and appropriately
to the style of the pre-intermediate speech concerning daily
life activities.
• Exhibit the awareness of self-study for continuous academic
and professional development
 ASSESSMENT
Type of
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) Assessment tools
assessment

1. Demonstrate the understanding of essential interpreting Progress Test

Summative
skills (Multiple-choice Test)

2. Perform the interpretation of the source speech concerning Mid-term Test (Oral) Formative
daily life activities Final Test (Oral) Summative

3. Use the target language fluently, accurately and Mid-term Test (Oral) Formative
appropriately to the style of the source speech concerning
daily life activities Final Test (Oral) Summative

Progress Test
4. Exhibit the awareness of self-study for continuous
(Submission of Answers for Summative
academic and professional development
Flipped videos)
 ASSESSMENT
Assessment methods Rate (%)
1 Quiz 15
Theory Regular Self-study- Submission of
Assessment responses to questions in 5
Flipped classroom videos
Mid-term Test (Oral Test) 30
Practice
Final Test (Oral Test) (No approval if
50
absent for over 9 periods)
 Oral tests (Mid-term and Final)
 2 parts : Part 1 - English-Vietnamese Interpretation
Part 2 - Vietnamese-English Interpretation.
 Bring your own earphones.
 Listen to each part TWICE. When in need, can listen
again but not more than 2 times the points for fluency
are reduced according to the rubric.
 Listen to the feedback and ask for appeal immediately if
necessary.
 MID-TERM & FINAL TEST RUBRIC
CRITERIA
Completeness and
Ranking Scores Accuracy and Appropriateness Fluency and Coherence
Sense Consistency
(50%) (30%) (20%)

Superior 9-10  successfully transfer all of the key points and details  retain the style, implication and purpose of  interpret fluently WITHOUT SILENCE before
 produce a target message whose sense is fully communication interpreting, without asking for repetition of the
consistent with that of the original one  use correct terminology, grammar and pronunciation, with original message or without self-correction
rare minor mistakes occurring as slips  the sentences in the target message are well-connected

Outstanding 7-8.5  successfully transfer most of the key points and  partially retain the original style, implication and purpose  interpret fluently, though maintaining BRIEF SILENCE
details of communication before interpreting, asking for repetition of the original
message ONCE and with occasional hesitation, repetition
 produce a target message whose sense is sufficiently  attempt to paraphrase some terms though there are more
or self-correction
consistent with that of the original one, though some precise terms, with some non-systematic grammar and
 the sentences in the target message are well-connected
points are not clearly conveyed, exaggerated or pronunciation mistakes  
undermined

Acceptable 5-6.5  fail to transfer some of the key points
 produce a target message, whose sense is partially
inconsistent with that of the original one, because
some points are not clearly conveyed, exaggerated
or undermined
 fail to retain the original style, implication and purpose of  maintain LONG SILENCE before interpreting or ask for
communication repetition of the original message TWICE
 lose coherence between sentences due to inappropriate
 use improper terminology, grammar and pronunciation,
use of referents, frequent hesitation, repetition or self-
with mistakes occurring quite frequently and affecting the correction
understanding of part of the original message  

Skills not 3-4.5 fail to transfer most of the key points or attempt to transfer some make use of word-for-word translation regardless of  interpret with long and frequent pauses
refined key points with the sense substantially inconsistent with that of collocations and contexts, leading to misunderstanding of lose coherence between sentences due to inappropriate use
the original message of referents, frequent hesitation, repetition or self-
the original message correction

Missing skills 0-2.5 able to transfer very few key points or INCORRECTLY frequently make use of word-for-word translation, with inappropriate Almost unable to verbalize the message to be
translate almost all of the key points terminology and grammar, leading to complete misunderstanding of interpreted, with substantial hesitation, repetition or
the original message self-correction
 SELF-STUDY RUBRIC
Quality of the submission
Attitude to work to the
Ranking Scores Format of the submission Content of the submission
deadline
-The answers are thoroughly -The answers are original, with paraphrases in use and showing
-Responses are submitted formatted, with attention paid to the thorough understanding of the contents in the video clips.
by the deadline. the layout of each page. -The questions are carefully answered, with rare occurrence of
Exemplary 8 – 10
  grammar, vocabulary and spelling mistakes.
   

-The format of the submission - A limited number of paraphrases are in use, showing the
-Responses are submitted shows the features of the exemplary sufficient rather than complete understanding of the contents in
by the deadline. rank the video clips.
Satisfactory 6-7
  -The questions are answered with QUITE frequent occurrence of
  grammar, vocabulary and spelling mistakes.

-The answers failed to be thoroughly - No paraphrases are in use, showing somewhat mechanical
formatted, with inconsistent use of understanding of the contents in the video clips.
Responses are submitted
layout, fonts and spaces between -The questions are answered with frequent occurrence of
late or as a result of
Developing 4-5 the lines within the same grammar, vocabulary and spelling mistakes but still somewhat
being prompted (no
paragraph and between different understandable.
more than 2 days).
paragraphs.  

-The format of the submission - The answers are copied from a fellow student.
Responses are not shows the features of the -The answers show frequent occurrence of grammar, vocabulary
submitted or submitted developing rank and spelling mistakes affecting the comprehension ò the
Unsatisfactory 0-3
more than 2 days after answers.
the deadline  
 INSTRUCTION PLAN
Week Contents
Course Induction
1 Chapter 1: Levels and Types of Interpreting
Chapter 2: The Criteria, Rules and Codes of Ethics
2 Chapter 5: Take Notes to Interpret
Chapter 6: Synonyms and Collocations
3
Chapter 7: Paraphrase and Reformulation
Chapter 8: Simplification
4
Chapter 9: Explanation and the Interpretation of Proper Names
 INSTRUCTION PLAN

5 Practice 1: English-Vietnamese Interpretation

6 Practice 2: Vietnamese-English Interpretation
7 Practice 3 : English-Vietnamese Interpretation
8 Practice 4: Vietnamese-English Interpretation
9 Further practice
  MID-TERM TEST
 COURSE SPECIFICATION
INSTRUCTION PLAN

10 Practice 5: Vietnamese-English Interpretation

11 Practice 6: English-Vietnamese Interpretation
12 Practice 7: Vietnamese-English Interpretation
13 Practice 8: English-Vietnamese Interpretation
14 Further Practice
15 Review
 COURSE DETAILS
Teaching techniques
Contents Duration Topics

Levels and Types of Interpreting

The Criteria, Rules and Codes of Ethics Lecture
Discussion
Take Notes to Interpret Practice
4 sessions = 12 Instructions for
Theory Homework
periods Synonyms and Collocations
Paraphrase and Reformulation Flipped Classroom

Simplification
Explanation and the Interpreting of Proper Names
Discussion
Tourism Agriculture Practice
Social activity Family Instructions for
10 sessions= 30
Practice Labor market Environment Homework
periods
Health care Education Flipped Classroom
2 further practice sessions (test rehearsals)
  13
1 session =
Review
3 periods
 MATERIALS
•Coursebook:
Nguyễn Quốc Hùng. (2012) Hướng Dẫn Kỹ Thuật Dịch Anh-Việt (Interpreting
Techniques English-Vietnamese Vietnamese-English), Hồ Chí Minh City: Tổng
hợp Publishing House.
•Supplementary
http://voanews.com
•Reference:
[1] Lê Tôn Hiến. (2016) Tự học Phiên dịch (Interpretation Self-Study), Ho Chi
Minh City: Hong Duc Publishing House
[2] http://vietanhsongngu.com
[3] http://voanews.com
 MATERIALS
DICTIONARIES

• Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

• Oxford Collocation Dictionary
• Vietnamese-English Dictionary
 REQUIREMENTS
- Use monolingual dictionaries when in need of checking meaning
and use of English vocabulary.
- Class participation
Course length: 30 credit hours (2 credits)
Not allowed to take the Final test if class participation is below
80% of the total credits hours (= absent for more than 6 credit
hours = 3 sessions)
- No Zalo, Facebook, Viber or any other kind of instant text
messages in class
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 Chapter 1:
Levels and Types of Interpreting

Objectives
+ Identify different levels of interpreting
+ Identify different types of interpreting
+ Distinguish between consecutive and simultaneous
interpreting
 Chapter 1:
Levels and Types of Interpreting
• Levels of interpreting
• Types of interpreting
Whole speech interpreting: memory & note-taking
Community/dialogue/public service/court interpreting:
no preparation, the principle of neutrality
Lecture interpreting: consecutive interpreting
 Chapter 1:
Types of Interpreting
 Escort interpreting: knowledge of culture +
linguistics  cultural interpreter
 Sight interpreting: bunching, fast reading
 Conference interpreting (simultaneous
interpreting)
 Exercise 1

Watch the following clips and identify the

types of interpreting
 Exercise 2

• Watch the following clip and take notes of the

differences between consecutive and
simultaneous interpreting