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ML-102
Reel Lives: Framing the Human Condition in European Film
Since its earliest days, cinema has had the power to illuminate the complexities of the human experience. Building on this foundation, you will examine how European filmmakers portray the struggles, triumphs, and defining moments of their films¿ characters, as well as the influence those films exert on you, the audience, within a wider cultural, social and political context. Through a selection of visually striking and emotionally resonant films, you will explore the cinematic techniques that bring these stories to life, offering insight into the human condition and contemporary debate about what it means to be European in the 21st Century. In so doing, this module asks you to reflect on that most fundamental question: what does it mean to be human?
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ML-204
Capital(ising) Culture: Reimagining the city
Cities have always been centres of culture and power. They are dynamic settings which are ever-changing and evolving yet carry traces of the past which can be made visible in art. They have been crucibles of modernity across the western world, marked by technological innovation, migration, war and civil unrest, and socio-economic hegemony. Large conurbations and capital cities can become representative of their countries or nations, making their study a gateway to understanding the wider culture. Via this module, you will study the intersections of history and the built urban environment as articulated in a selection of films, short fiction, plays, reportage, paintings or music which have been inspired by cities such as Berlin, Paris, and Barcelona amongst others.
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ML-206
Cinema in a World Context
With Hollywood continuing to dominate global cinematic production and consumption, this module will introduce you to a selection of films which are generally categorised as "World Cinema". Lectures will explore both the thematic and technical elements of a selection of various films, situating each one in its political, historical and global context. As such, the module offers you an insight into key cinematic forms, movements and moments via which you will gain not only an understanding of the specifics of each individual film studied, but also a heightened understanding of the impact of World Cinema on western cinematic production.
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ML-320
Modern Languages Dissertation Preparation
This module introduces you to the practice of research and dissertation writing in the field of Modern Languages and will guide you in the first part of your dissertation preparation.
Areas covered include: selecting a relevant topic, asking relevant research questions, preparing and writing up a literature review, preparing and writing up a research proposal, research methods and library research tools, making use of foreign-language sources, structuring your dissertation, analysis and argumentation, compiling a bibliography.
In addition to lectures and seminars, you will have three meetings with your supervisor. By the end of the module you will have developed your dissertation topic, know what methodology you will use and have acquired knowledge of how to organise and lay out your dissertation.
Assessment for the module consists of a literature review, a research proposal and a presentation.
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MLT330
Interpreting - Local Government Option
This module will develop strategies and techniques to perform sight translation and dialogue (or bilateral consecutive) interpreting in the context of Local Government, covering a selection of topics in the areas of council services, social services, environmental health, and education. There will be lectures/workshops on voice confidence, note-taking, and ethics, and practical sessions (live sessions and language laboratory sessions using the latest technology) to enhance your learning. A range of materials will be made available on Canvas to practice the different modes of interpreting in your own time.
This module will also prepare you for the Diploma in Public Service Interpreting, examined by the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIoL). This is optional and takes place in June every year (registration by February; CIoL fee applies).
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MLTM25
Conference Interpreting
This module will help students develop strategies and techniques to perform Conference Interpreting in Consecutive as well as Simultaneous modalities, with a focus on the latter. It involves the advanced development of multilingual skills, as well as interpersonal/intercultural communication skills (active listening, memory retention, time lag, anticipation, reformulation, delivery). Students will typically be exposed to authentic talks, lectures, conference papers, debates and speeches delivered by United Nations delegates, European Parliamentarians, TED.com Presenters, the UK's Political Speech Archive, BBC World programmes, YouTube, The Why Channel, and other countries' politicians, lecturers and experts in various fields. The contexts would typically include current affairs and topics of political, sociocultural, economic, scientific, technological and environmental impact in both cultures and their corresponding terminologies. Students will also be encouraged to research and read parallel texts for confidence building knowledge expansion and glossary creation. Training will take place in a fully-equipped Interpreting Suite (delegate units and booths).
Successful candidates will be well prepared to apply for placement opportunities at the European Commission Directorate-General for Interpretation and/or The Internship Programme at the United Nations Offices either in Geneva or in New York.
Students will be expected to do extensive guided private study, which should include exercises, e.g. mental agility exercises, bi-directional clozing, numerical contextualization and simplification tasks, reformulation and improvisation exercises, as well as tasks for mnemonic activation (to activate and automatize linguistic reflexes through the use of synonyms, antonyms, definitions, paraphrasing, hypernyms etc.).
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MLTM91
Semester Abroad - UGA (Grenoble)
This module is only available to students who have successfully completed Year 1 of the Extended MA Professional Translation / Translation & Interpreting- Grenoble 2-year Programme. This module, which is taken alongside the TB2 equivalent, is made up of approved modules totalling 30 ECTS (approx.) selected from the portfolio offered by the host institution, the Department of Foreign Languages at Université Grenoble-Alpes (UGA), France. This partner is responsible for all teaching and assessment. Module marks are returned to Swansea, converted, weighted proportionally to credit and combined into a single composite mark for this Swansea 'wrapper' module.
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MLTM91A
Semester Abroad - UGA (Grenoble)
This module is only available to students who have successfully completed Year 1 of the MA Professional Translation (Extended) or MA Translation & Interpreting (Extended), or the Grenoble 2-year programmes. This module is made up of approved modules totaling 30 ECTS selected from the portfolio offered by the host institution, the Department of Foreign Languages at Université Grenoble-Alpes (UGA), France. This partner is responsible for all teaching and assessment. Module marks are returned to Swansea, converted, weighted proportionally to credit and combined into a single composite mark.
