19 October - 16 December 2026
Train your ear. Sharpen your message. Find your voice. A practical micro-credential designed to strengthen the core communication skills every future interpreter needs.
This microcredential develops the foundational oral communication skills required in translation and interpreting contexts. It strengthens active listening, discourse analysis, reformulation, paraphrasing, verbal and non-verbal communication strategies, and the ability to process and reproduce spoken discourse clearly and accurately.
It is conceived as the first stage of a stackable learning pathway leading to Communication Skills for Interpreters (II).
The microcredential covers foundational oral communication skills for translation and interpreting. The first 2 ECTS focus on core skills in the A language, including analysis and synthesis, reformulation and paraphrasing, non-verbal communication, active listening, and interpersonal and intercultural communication. The final 1 ECTS is devoted to the practical application of these skills in realistic communicative scenarios involving the A language and a selected B language.
Training activities simulate interpreting and oral translation contexts through interactive approaches such as project- and problem-based learning, role-playing and simulation, rotating task modules, and learning portfolios. Assessment is based on performance tasks, PBL assignments, a reflective portfolio, video recording and playback analysis, and peer/collaborative feedback.
If the number of applications exceeds the number of places available, admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. If the minimum number of students required to run the course is not reached, the registration fee will be fully refunded.
Applicants enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme with a specialisation in Translation and/or Interpreting, or in a related field. Arqus students and Oran 1 students are given priority, and applicants from Translation and Interpreting Studies are prioritised over those from other disciplines.
Applicants must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s programme with a specialisation in Translation and/or Interpreting, or a related field. They must also demonstrate proficiency in their B language, with a minimum level of B2 or an equivalent certification.
DATES:
TIMETABLE:
Arabic – Spanish
(Spanish time)
German – Spanish
(Spanish time)
English – Portuguese
(Portuguese time)
Blended format (in person for those students based locally; fully online for those based elsewhere)
3 ECTS. Total student workload: 40 hours, including 30 contact hours and 10 independent work hours.
Arabic, English, German, Portuguese and Spanish.
Do you have any questions? Please email:
Prof. Mercedes García de Quesada. Associate Professor and Head of the
Department of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Granada
(UGR): gquesada@ugr.es
