Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Organization
BTK Department of Translation and Interpreting
Code
BMA-FTOD-112
Title
Introduction to Interpreting Studies
Usual semester
Autumn
Published semester
2026/27/1
ECTS
2
Language
hu
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: knows the basic concepts of Interpreting Studies; knows the most important interpreting models; knows the communicational characteristics of an interpreted event; is familiar with the history of interpreting, its typology, the interpreter’s personality traits, the concept of professional bilingualism; is familiar with the ethical principles of interpreting. Skills: employs the ethical principles of interpreting; distinguishes the various types and modes of interpreting; uses the metalanguage of interpreting. Attitude: open to professional novelties; has critical thinking skills and can critically analyze the working conditions of translators open to professional novelties and continuous professional development; boasts lifelong learning skills.   Autonomy and responsibility: has the knowledge, skills, expertise and experience to act as an autonomous professional; represents the professional and ethical principles of the profession; boasts professional awareness.
Course content
Theory of interpreting; oral and written communication; interpreting as mediated interlingual and intercultural communication; differences between interpreting and translation; the history of interpreting; the typology of interpreting; evaluating the quality of interpreting; the interpreter’s personality, language knowledge and competence; the ethics of interpreting and protocol; the history of Interpreting Studies, its relation to Translation Studies; interpreting research and its difficulties; interpreting models.
Assessment method
final exam (oral or written)
Bibliography
G. Láng Zs. 2002. Tolmácsolás felsőfokon. A hivatásos tolmácsok képzéséről. Budapest: Scholastica. Horváth, Ildikó. 2015. Bevezetés a tolmácsolás pszichológiájába. Budapest: ELTE Eötvös Kiadó. http://www.eltereader.hu/media/2015/12/Horvath_BevATolmacsolasba_READER.pdf Horváth, Ildikó. 2013. Gépi tolmácsolás. http://nyelvikozpont.szie.hu/sites/default/files/files/SZIE_szaknyelv_szakforditas_2013.pdf, 104-116.Szabari, Krisztina. 2000. Bevezetés a tolmácsolás elméletébe és gyakorlatába. Budapest: Scholastica. Szabari, Krisztina. 2000. Bevezetés a tolmácsolás elméletébe és gyakorlatába. Budapest: Scholastica.

Programmes of the course

Title (code) Lang. Level Mandatory Year ...
CEEPUS (BTK-CEEPUS-NXXX) en Mandatory
Erasmus Studies (BTK-ERASMUS-NXXX) en Mandatory
Part-time Programme (BTK-I-RÉSZKÉP-NXEN) en Mandatory
Part-time Programme (BTK-RÉSZKÉP-NXHU) hu Mandatory
Translation and Interpreting (BTK-MFORD-NMHU) hu 7 Mandatory 1/2
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