Postgraduate - UnitAPG4814 - Translation 1: putting theory into practice

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Translation Studies
Offered	Clayton First semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Leah Gerber

Notes

Previously coded TRN4040

Synopsis

In this unit students will develop an understanding and acquire knowledge on discourse analysis tools used in Translation Studies. The unit will provide students with the opportunity to analyse discourse features of the original text and compare and contrast them with the translated version. The unit also aims to develop the student's ability to translate texts of increasing levels of complexity and expertise in a variety of textual genres. A particular emphasis is given to ethical issues involved in translation.
The unit combines a generic, classroom-based component, in which some of the theoretical issues from the parallel core subjects are discussed, in addition to language-specific tutorials and a fieldwork component, in which students will be introduced to translation and translating in a variety of different environments. This unit includes web-based translation assignments tailored to individual target languages, involving the practical application of theoretical insights. Translation will be LOTE-English OR English-LOTE.

Outcomes

On completion of the unit, students will be able to:

identify the problems different text genres pose for translation
translate a variety of document genres by applying critical insights from translation theory and methodology
access, translate and return Web-based documents
use suitable strategies to create texts in the target language
identify and analyse ethical issues as they relate to the interpreting and translation industry.