The Advanced Diploma of Interpreting (LOTE-English) creates a range of opportunities for you to apply your knowledge and skills.
This diploma is designed for people who have advanced bilingual skills to facilitate communication between speakers of different languages. You’ll gain advanced oral transfer skills for interpreting in specialised settings, use communication media in interpreting, and study and apply ethical principles in professional contexts.
You will attend weekly lectures and tutorials, as well as one-on-one practice sessions with your teacher. You will participate in learning activities including scenarios, case studies, role play (in dialogue, monologue and sight translation), online practice tools, group discussions and projects, practical demonstrations, reflective journals and simulations of real-life assignments.
RMIT is endorsed by NAATI to offer up to 40 languages, including:
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Assyrian
- Auslan
- Bangla
- Bosnian
- Burmese
- Cantonese
- Chin (Haka, Tedim)
- Dari
- Dinka
- Hakka
- Hazaragi
- Italian
- Japanese
- Karen
- Khmer
- Korean
- Kurdish (Kurmanji, Sorani) and Kurdish Southern (Feyli)
- Malay
- Mandarin
- Nepali
- Nuer
- Ormoro
- Punjabi
- Pashto
- Rohingya
- Samoan
- Somali
- Swahili
- Tamil
- Tigrinya
- Turkish
- Vietnamese.
Languages run each semester subject to interest and minimum numbers. If a language you wish to study is not running this semester, please submit an expression of interest.
Assessment may include written work, quizzes, presentations, interpreting demonstrations, and class observation and peer review.
Subjects are delivered in English. Some subjects may have bilingual activities and assessment tasks.
Blended learning options
Courses offered as part of blended learning programs include a meaningful blend of online, on-campus, and workplace based learning tailored to the type of study you undertake. This learning is active, prioritising tasks that involve exploration and development of skills and knowledge through interaction and engagement.
Online aspects provide positive benefits such as flexibility and adaptability using digital activities and materials, while also strengthening the interaction and connection with timetabled and on-campus experiences such as tutorials, practicals, or workshops.