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Students will acquire basic interpreting skills and will be able to interpret a conversation from and into a foreign language. 

Students will focus on different topics and situations from everyday life where interpreters might be needed.

Short presentations, discussions, role plays with changing roles. The topics will be announced in advance to let students prepare terminology for each lesson.

Continuous assessment (including vocabulary tests and individual preparation);  so students will have to attend the course regularly.

You will receive all information about relevant literature as well as worksheets, source texts, etc. (files, copies or master copies - any copy costs will be collected at the end of the semester) in class.

In order to attend this course, you need to have passed the courses “Stegreifübersetzen”. Please bring a written confirmation.

Before completing the entrance and orientation phase of studies (StEOP), students may enrol for courses comprising a maximum of 22 ECTS. Students who began a degree programme before winter semester 2016/17 and have not yet completed the entrance and orientation phase (StEOP) according to the existing regulations at that time may take an unlimited number of courses/ECTS (enrolment requirements according to the curriculum apply) until successful completion of the entrance and orientation phase (StEOP) by 30.11.2017. After this date, the entrance and orientation phase must be completed successfully before enrolment for further courses can ensue.  

Students may not miss any classes. If it is unavoidable that a student misses a class, she or he has to inform the teacher in advance (in the case of illness at least the day of the missed lesson). In every case, the student has to attest the reason of missing class. Compensatory work or compensatory meeting obligatory (modalities to be announced).