The author conducted a qualitative research project to see how it was designed and taught at the School of Foreign Languages. The researcher compared and analysed the course syllabus with NAATI test format, used a questionnaire and observed teachers’ classes to collect data. The findings showed a mismatch between the course’s important position and the standards by NAATI as well as the teaching methods demonstrated by the teachers. | Teaching interpretation 1 at school of foreign languages: A brief evaluation and some activity examples