Іноземні мови (Aug 2017)
Theoretical grounds for designing the course Translator’s / Interpreter’s Professional Skills Basics in Moodle
Abstract
Introduction. The article is devoted to outlining the process of designing the theoretical course Translator’s / Interpreter’s Professional Skills Basics in Moodle which is intended to harmoniously complement practical translator / interpreter training courses by means of ensuring the formation of such translation competence components as instrumental, research and personal, the latter, in its turn, including such elements as psychophysiological, moral and ethical, professional and social as well as the element of selfeducation. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to provide theoretical grounds for designing the course Translator’s / Interpreter’s Professional Skills Basics in Moodle. Methods. Designing the course Translator’s / Interpreter’s Professional Skills Basics in Moodle. Results. The article gives the general description of the academic discipline Translator’s / Interpreter’s Professional Skills Basics, highlights the advantages of designing the course in the distance learning format, enumerates the stages of the course development in Moodle, describes the structure of the developed distance learning course and the system of the intermediate and final control as well as the means of realizing the latter with Moodle. The course Translator’s / Interpreter’s Professional Skills Basics is taught in the VII semester (Bachelor’s degree), the lectures being delivered to students within 12 academic hours (teacher-guided classes) and the students’ independent work amounting to 24 academic hours. The creation of the course in Moodle included the following stages: developing teaching materials, their preparing and structuring into sections, adding the materials to the Moodle system by means of filling the sections with the appropriate resources and elements of the course, correcting the materials if necessary. The course in the distance learning format is structured into introductory, communication, content and assessment sections. Conclusion. The article presented one of the possible ways of designing theoretical courses in Moodle. The perspectives of further research are seen in conducting experimental research on the effectiveness of the designed course.
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