Specialization in Conference Interpreting
The main objective of the Specialisation Course in Conference Interpreting is to train highly qualified conference interpreters for both institutional and private markets. The training comprises theoretical and practical components that enable students to acquire and develop the skills and strategies needed to interpret consecutively and simultaneously at professional level. | In addition, the course seeks to equip students with a range of relevant skills. Besides oral communication skills, students will learn how to prepare for different types of interpreting assignments, how to best locate, collect and organise information on a variety of topics, how to compile lists of terminology and thematic glossaries, etc. | Students will also learn about professional deontology and best practices in conference interpreting, such as team work in international and multicultural events, how to cope with stress, etc.
