Subject Area: Korean Studies

This course provides a para-professional level interpreting program in Korean from a task-based approach. The primary medium of instruction is Korean and English. Introduces interpreting theories and practices in Korean. Focuses on skills of two-directional interpreting (English and Korean) and provides native-speaker level students with foundations for para-professional interpreting. Examines techniques for analysing and rendering dialogues or passages of different styles and complexity. Addresses cross-linguistic and cross-cultural problems relevant to para-professional interpreting, including lexical/grammatical problems and ethical implications. Covers a range of authentic spoken texts and a variety of topics including socio-cultural, educational, commercial and political.

This course is taught in Korean.