Translating and Interpreting in Portuguese Sign Language

Degree details

Degree objectives

The degree course in Translation and Interpreting in Portuguese Sign Language at ESE Setúbal is the result of the adaptation to the Bologna process of the two-year degree (3 years + 2 years) which, under the same name, was in force at this school from 1997 to 2006. It thus inherits the capital of experience accumulated during the period of validity of that degree, the first of its kind in Portugal and, for several years, the only one. The syllabus for the current course in Translation-Interpretation of LGP (organised along the lines of the Bologna process) did not introduce a radical change in relation to the course that preceded it. It is structured on the basis of the skills that students should acquire or develop throughout the course, namely in its various specific and transversal training components: Portuguese Sign Language; Theory and Practice of Translation and Interpreting; History and Culture of the Deaf Community; Ethics and Professional Deontology; Portuguese Linguistics and Linguistics of LGP; Portuguese Language and Intervention in Professional Contexts, aka ‘internships’.
School

ESE - School of Education
Study mode

presencial - DayTime
Learning objectives and skills to be developed

The aim is for the student who completes this cycle of studies to have a mature general culture and a demanding deontology that allows them to understand, question and adjust their relationship with the world and the profession they work in. They should also have solid scientific knowledge of their two working languages - Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) and Portuguese Language (LP) - and effective communicative competence in both, both in enunciation and in understanding speech, enabling them to translate and interpret correctly and spontaneously, and to be able to proficiently perform simultaneous interpreting and consecutive interpreting in various styles and registers of the languages in question.
Career opportunities

Training of professionals of higher education to act as mediators of communication between the deaf community and the listening community in all institutional contexts, especially in schools.
Course coordinator

Cristina Isabel Caciones Gil

Maria José Duarte Freire
Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.
Admission requirements

Prerequisites Group A - Interpersonal Communication.

Admission Exams
One of the following combinations:
18 Portuguese
or
08 French
18 Portuguese
or
11 History
18 Portuguese
or
13 English
18 Portuguese

Minimum Scores
Application score: 100 points
Entrance Exams: 95 points

Calculation Formula
High school GPA: 50%
Entrance Exams: 50%

Other Admission Pathways:
- Re-entry and Institution/Program Change Schemes;
- Special Admission Exam for Applicants Over 23 Years of Age.

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.
Qualification requirements

36 course units successfully completed
Legal framework and accreditation

Despacho n.º 17318/2010 de 17 de novembro

Curriculum / Study plan

1º Ano

Mode	Name	Scientific Area	ECTS
1º Semester	History and Culture of the Deaf Community	LL	4.0
1º Semester	Introduction to Translating and Interpreting	LL	5.0
1º Semester	Portuguese Linguistics I	LL	4.0
1º Semester	Portuguese Sign Language I	LL	6.0
1º Semester	Production of Materials for the Web	TIC	5.0
2º Semester	Interpersonal Relations and Group Management	CS	5.0
2º Semester	Language and Text Practice	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Linguistics of Portuguese Sign Language I	LL	4.0
2º Semester	Portuguese Sign Language II	LL	6.0
2º Semester	Theory and Practice of Translating and Interpreting I	LL	6.0

Elective Courses

Mode	Name	Scientific Area	ECTS
1º Semester	Audio-visual Laboratory	DIV	5.0
1º Semester	Critical Thinking and Academic Work	DIV	5.0
1º Semester	Technology and Communication	TIC	5.0
2º Semester	Language: English (to level B1)	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Language: English (to level B2)	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Language: English(to Level C1)	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Língua Estrangeira: Francês (B1)	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Science, Technology and Society	CN	5.0

2º Ano

Mode	Name	Scientific Area	ECTS
1º Semester	Language and Professional Communication	LL	5.0
1º Semester	Linguistics of Portuguese Sign Language II	LL	4.0
1º Semester	Portuguese Sign Language III	LL	7.0
1º Semester	Posture and Professional Activity	CD	5.0
1º Semester	Theory and Practice of Translating and Interpreting II	LL	6.0
2º Semester	Dramatic Expression	ART	5.0
2º Semester	Portuguese Linguistics II	LL	4.0
2º Semester	Portuguese Sign Language IV	LL	7.0
2º Semester	Theory and Practice of Translating and Interpreting III	LL	7.0
2º Semester	Traineeship/Internship in Professional Contexts I	LL	5.0

Elective Courses

Mode	Name	Scientific Area	ECTS
1º Semester	Cultural Anthropology	DIV	5.0
1º Semester	History of the Media	CC	5.0

3º Ano

Mode	Name	Scientific Area	ECTS
1º Semester	Comparative Linguistics	LL	4.0
1º Semester	Ethics and Professional Deontology	LL	4.0
1º Semester	Portuguese Sign Language V	LL	6.0
1º Semester	Theory and Practice of Translating and Interpreting IV	LL	5.0
1º Semester	Traineeship/Internship in Professional Contexts II	LL	4.0
2º Semester	Economia, Gestão e Empreendedorismo	CS	5.0
2º Semester	Hearing, Sight and Deafness	LL	4.0
2º Semester	Portuguese Sign Language VI	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Project Seminar	LL	4.0
2º Semester	Theory and Practice of Translating and Interpreting V	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Traineeship/Internship in Professional Contexts III	LL	4.0
	Skills Development Package	LL	5.0

Elective Courses

Mode	Name	Scientific Area	ECTS
2º Semester	Communication and Literary Heritage	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Foreign language - English C1	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Language: English B1	LL	5.0
2º Semester	Language: English B2	LL	5.0

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Type of degree

Degree
DGES Code

9633
Awarded Qualification

Licence
Duration

3 Years
ECTS Credits

180.0
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Course details

Translating and Interpreting in Portuguese Sign Language

Degree details

Degree objectives

School

Study mode

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

Career opportunities

Course coordinator

Recognition of prior learning

Admission requirements

Qualification requirements

Legal framework and accreditation

Curriculum / Study plan

1º Ano

Elective Courses

2º Ano

Elective Courses

3º Ano

Elective Courses

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Type of degree

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