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ATS3083 - Translating across cultures

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics

Coordinator(s)

Dr Gabriel Garcia Ochoa

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop their skills and theoretical knowledge in translating from English into other languages and from other languages into English. Students will work individually and collectively from a variety of text types and will engage with issues involved in the translation process.

Outcomes

On completion of this subject students will have:

developed linguistic skills in translating from other languages into English and English into other languages
gained a basic knowledge of theoretical issues related to translation
gained a knowledge of issues involved in the translation process
enhanced their ability to analyse various types of texts, and
acquired an understanding of issues of comparative stylistics and a more developed sense of the richness of both languages.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 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.