Postgraduate - UnitAPG5883 - Major translation project part 1

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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 2015 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Leah Gerber

Synopsis

The project consists of an annotated translation of approximately 12-15,000 words, with a substantial critical introduction (written in English) of at least 3,000 words. For students intending to practice as professional translators, the project will consist of a series of set texts from a variety of genres (e.g., scientific, medical, legal, technical, governmental) to enable students to practice and develop their translation skills to a professional level. Students who wish to focus more on literary and/or cultural translation may choose to select one main text, in consultation with the supervisor. Students will be expected to translate into their A language.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the project, students will:

have considerably developed their translation skills and their understanding of issues involved in the translation process
be able to critically reflect on their own translation practises
be able to demonstrate their awareness of relevant methodologies, theoretical frameworks, and skills.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Leah Gerber

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Interpreting and translation studies

Prerequisites

Completion of APG5875 Introduction to interpreting and translation studies or APG4813 Introduction to translation studies, with a mark of 65 or better.