School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsLegal InterpretingWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 100916.2
Discipline: TRANSLATING AND INTERPRETING
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Bilingual competence in English and one of the languages offered by the School for the interpreting and translation courses.
Equivalent Units
A7459 - Legal Interpreting
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate course.
About this Unit
Legal interpreting is a highly complex process that requires specialised training in interpreting techniques, litigation tactics, legal language and the legal system. This unit is a compulsory unit for students in key postgraduate courses in Interpreting and Translation course. It can also be offered to practising interpreters who wish to improve and perfect their knowledge and skills in legal interpreting. It aims to provide students with the theoretical background and the opportunity to develop the interpreting skills necessary to operate at the NAATI professional level as a court interpreter. Lectures are held in English for students of all languages. The tutorials are language specific in Arabic, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese.
Courses| 1602.5 | Graduate Certificate in Interpreting and Translation | CONTINUING |
| 1602.6 | Graduate Certificate in Interpreting and Translation | CURRENT |
| 1775.1 | Graduate Diploma in Interpreting | CONTINUING |
| 1775.2 | Graduate Diploma in Interpreting | CONTINUING |
| 1775.3 | Graduate Diploma in Interpreting | CURRENT |
| 1777.2 | Master of Interpreting and Translation | CONTINUING |
| 1777.3 | Master of Interpreting and Translation | CONTINUING |
| 1777.4 | Master of Interpreting and Translation | CURRENT |
| 1778.1 | Graduate Diploma in Interpreting Studies (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 1780.3 | Master of Arts Translation and Interpreting Studies | CURRENT |