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The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences
Mini-dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/46018 The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences Wallmach, A. Kim Goutondji, Armand Emmanuel Gildas UCTD Conference interpreting Simultaneous interpreting Social constructivism Conference interpreter training Mock conference Contextual training Mini-dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2014. Conference interpreting in general and simultaneous interpreting in particular are practice-based activities. In training future interpreters, conference interpreter trainers rely heavily on practical exercises that enable students to apply the skills they previously learnt and acquired in class in interpreting situations. For various reasons, the latter, however, may not be as realistic as a simulated conference, thereby preventing students from fully experiencing the atmosphere of real-life conference interpreting. This study begins with the hypothesis that mock conferences such as Model United Nations (MUN) conferences are effective in the training of postgraduate student interpreters in simultaneous interpreting. To examine this hypothesis, and present an alternative view if possible, the researcher observes postgraduate students in the MA Applied Language Studies (option: Translation and Interpreting) at the University of Pretoria performing in the simultaneous interpreting mode during a Model United Nations conference organised by the University‘s United Nations Association. Using a setting such as this, which simulates United Nations General Assembly or Security Council conferences, the researcher observes the students‘ performances and the delegates‘ reactions and analyses trainees‘ perceptions regarding the opportunity to use their skills set in a more realistic environment. tm2015 Modern European Languages MA Unrestricted 2015-07-02T11:06:23Z 2015-07-02T11:06:23Z 2015/04/29 2014 Mini Dissertation Goutondji, AEG 2014, The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences, MA Mini-dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46018> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46018 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Conference interpreting Simultaneous interpreting Social constructivism Conference interpreter training Mock conference Contextual training The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences |
| title | The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences |
| title_full | The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences |
| title_fullStr | The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences |
| title_short | The use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training, with specific reference to Model United Nations conferences |
| title_sort | use of mock conferences as means of practical instruction in simultaneous interpreting training with specific reference to model united nations conferences |
| topic | UCTD Conference interpreting Simultaneous interpreting Social constructivism Conference interpreter training Mock conference Contextual training |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46018 |