TRANSLAT 707

Advanced Translation Practice

Please note: this is archived course information from 2012 for TRANSLAT 707.

Description

The focus of this very practice-oriented course is on developing competence in the translation of specialised texts. Students will translate a wide range of texts dealing with different subject areas (eg, medicine, technology or tourism) and representing a variety of different text types (eg, manuals, academic articles or marketing brochures). Special emphasis will be placed on longer texts that will require special subject knowledge and terminology research.

Availability 2012

Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Associate Professor Frank Austermuehl

Points

TRANSLAT 707: 30 points