План-конспект практических занятий

Topic 1. Introduction: What is interpreting?

Forms of lesson organization: practical lesson

The aim of the lesson:

• To learn about the types of interpretation

• To learn about interpreter’s shorthand and to practice it

• To develop professional skills required for adequate consecutive interpreting

• To practice consecutive interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English (prepared and unprepared)

• To learn about what a good consecutive interpreter must be

The main issues on the topic:

• Types of interpreting

• Interpreter’s shorthand

Methodical recommendations:

• Listen to the numbers, write them down, translate them

• Listen to the telephone numbers, write them down, translate them

• Listen to the sentences/text, use interpreter’s shorthand, try to iinterprete the text with the help of your shorthand

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on compression, memory training, concentration, probabilistic forecasting

Literature:

1.Методические рекомендации «Устный перевод»

2. «Последовательный перевод» С.К. Фомин, М.-2006

3. «Записи в последовательном переводе» Р.К. Миньяр-Белоручев, М. -2005

4. «Основы последовательного перевода и переводческой скорописи» А.Чужакин, С.Спирина, 2007

5. «20уроков устного перевода» В.В. Сдобников, Н.Новгород, - 2003

Topic 2. Financial English (Takeover, Olympic Games, Brazil’s financial plight, Caricom, OPEC, Future’s Markets)

Forms of lesson organization: practical lessons

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop professional skills required for adequate consecutive interpreting

• To practice consecutive interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English (prepared and unprepared)

• To enrich the vocabulary on the topic

• To learn about what a good consecutive interpreter must be

The main issues on the topic:

• Takeover

• Olympic Games

• Brazil’s financial plight

• Caricom

• OPEC

• Future’s Markets

Methodical recommendations:

• Study the vocabulary

• Listen to the text, make consecutive interpreting

• Use shorthand

• Interpret the speech in pairs

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on memory training, concentration, vocabulary training

Literature:

1.Методические рекомендации «Устный перевод»

2. «Последовательный перевод» С.К. Фомин, М.-2006

3. «Записи в последовательном переводе» Р.К. Миньяр-Белоручев, М. -2005

4. «Основы последовательного перевода и переводческой скорописи» А.Чужакин, С.Спирина, 2007

5. «20уроков устного перевода» В.В. Сдобников, Н.Новгород, - 2003

Topic 3. Two-way consecutive - The UN (UN and its bodies, International Maritime Cooperation, Environmental protection, Fighting drug addiction)

Forms of lesson organization: practical lessons

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop professional skills required for adequate consecutive interpreting

• To practice consecutive interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English (prepared and unprepared)

• To enrich the vocabulary on the topic

• To learn about what a good consecutive interpreter must be

• To practice one-way and two-way consecutive

• To practice paragraph and whole text consecutive

• To practice public speaking and speech writing skills

The main issues on the topic:

• The UN and its bodies

• International Maritime Cooperation

• Environmental protection

• Fighting drug addiction

Methodical recommendations:

• Study the vocabulary

• Listen to the text, do the shadowing

• Interpret the text to yourself / Interpret the text out loud

• Interpret the speech in pairs

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on compression, memory training, concentration, probabilistic forecasting

• Express your point of view on the topic

• Present your speech for interpreting

Literature:

1.Методические рекомендации «Устный перевод»

2. «Последовательный перевод» С.К. Фомин, М.-2006

3. «Записи в последовательном переводе» Р.К. Миньяр-Белоручев, М. -2005

4. «Основы последовательного перевода и переводческой скорописи» А.Чужакин, С.Спирина, 2007

5.Методические рекомендации «Тексты для двустороннего перевода»

6. «20уроков устного перевода» В.В. Сдобников, Н.Новгород, - 2003

Topic 4.1.Map of the world

Forms of lesson organization: practical lesson

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop professional skills required for adequate simultaneous interpreting

• To practice simultaneous interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English

• To enrich the vocabulary on the topic

• To learn about what a good simultaneous interpreter must be

The main issues on the topic:

• Geographical names

• Natural calamities

• World wonders and interesting geographical sites

Methodical recommendations:

• Study the vocabulary

• Listen to the text, do the shadowing

• Interpret the text to yourself / Interpret the text out loud

• Interpret the speech in pairs

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on compression, memory training, concentration, probabilistic forecasting

• Express your point of view on the topic

Literature:

1.Методические рекомендации «Практический курс синхронного перевода» модуль : карта мира

2.Виссон Линн «Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский» (с аудиоприложением) М.,2002

Topic 4.2.Ecological problems

Forms of lesson organization: practical lesson

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop professional skills required for adequate simultaneous interpreting

• To practice simultaneous interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English

• To enrich the vocabulary on the topic

The main issues on the topic:

• water shortages

• air pollution

• soil contamination

• climate change

• global warming

• ice melting

Methodical recommendations:

• Study the vocabulary

• Listen to the text, do the shadowing

• Interpret the text to yourself / Interpret the text out loud

• Interpret the speech in pairs

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on compression, memory training, concentration, probabilistic forecasting

• Express your point of view on the topic

Literature:

1.Методические рекомендации «Практический курс синхронного перевода» модуль: экологические проблемы

2.Виссон Линн «Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский» (с аудиоприложением) М.,2002

Topic 5. Power engineering and power efficiency

Forms of lesson organization: practical lesson

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop professional skills required for adequate simultaneous interpreting

• To practice simultaneous interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English

• To enrich the vocabulary on the topic

The main issues on the topic:

• reforms in energy sector

• conventional energy sources

• alternative sources of energy

Methodical recommendations:

• Study the vocabulary

• Listen to the text, do the shadowing

• Interpret the text to yourself / Interpret the text out loud

• Interpret the speech in pairs

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on compression, memory training, concentration, probabilistic forecasting

• Express your point of view on the topic

Literature:

1.Виссон Линн «Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский» (с аудиоприложением) М.,2002

Topic 6. Economy, business, finance

Forms of lesson organization: practical lesson

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop professional skills required for adequate simultaneous interpreting

• To practice simultaneous interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English

• To enrich the vocabulary on the topic

The main issues on the topic:

• world economic crises

• economic problems

• banking and finance

• globalization

• world market

• competitiveness

Methodical recommendations:

• Study the vocabulary

• Listen to the text, do the shadowing

• Interpret the text to yourself / Interpret the text out loud

• Interpret the speech in pairs

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on compression, memory training, concentration, probabilistic forecasting

• Express your point of view on the topic

Literature:

1.Методические рекомендации «Практический курс синхронного перевода» модуль: экологические проблемы

2.Виссон Линн «Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский» (с аудиоприложением) М.,2002

Topic 7. International conflicts

Forms of lesson organization: practical lesson

The aim of the lesson:

• To develop professional skills required for adequate simultaneous interpreting

• To practice simultaneous interpreting from English into Russian and from Russian into English

• To enrich the vocabulary on the topic

The main issues on the topic:

• regions at war

• protection of civilians in war-torn regions

• violence aimed at women in conflicts

• position of the world leaders and world community on the ongoing conflicts.

Methodical recommendations:

• Study the vocabulary

• Listen to the text, do the shadowing

• Interpret the text to yourself / Interpret the text out loud

• Interpret the speech in pairs

• Give feedback on your own/your group mate’s performance

• Do the exercises on compression, memory training, concentration, probabilistic forecasting

• Express your point of view on the topic

Literature:

1. Добрянская О.В. «Money, banking, accounting»: учебное пособие по практическому курсу перевода (английский язык). – СПб, 2010

2.Виссон Линн «Практикум по синхронному переводу с русского языка на английский» (с аудиоприложением) М.,2002