Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 11 x 2 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 1 x 5,000 word project | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Resubmission of project | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. demonstrate a critical understanding of translation as a business
2. demonstrate a critical understanding of the needs of various clients
3. apply a theoretical approaches to actual translation problems
4. demonstrate that they are able to work with clients and others
5. deliver a defined translation project on time and to an acceptable standard
6. use specific vocabulary critically
7. express themselves clearly, coherently and in a logical fashion, both orally and in writing
8. demonstrate that they have a solid foundation for furthering their career as a translator
Aims
This module is designed for the new MA in Translation. It is intended to complement the other modules and to offer students the chance to address both theoretical and practical challenges of working as a translator for business and the community.
Brief description
Students will apply these considerations to a real translation task, the result of which will be included in the students' portfolio.
The students attend five general seminars taught in English and five tutorials with language specific staff (i-e. a student who decides to translate a hotel website into Spanish will get five sessions with a Lecturer in Spanish). Various agencies have already indicated that they would be interested in working with a student/students and would be happy to provide material for translation, for example, Ceredigion Museum, Ceredigion County Council, the International Office at Aberystwyth University, Literature Across Frontiers, the Tourist Information Office, the Centre for Alternative Technology, and two Aberystwyth Guesthouses.
Content
Seminar 1: Introduction: Translation for Business and the Community
Seminar 2: Languages Policies and Business Needs
Seminar 3: The Translation Industry
Seminar 4: Challenges 1: Translating for Ceredigion Museum
Seminar 5: Challenges 2: Translating for the Tourist Industry
READING WEEK
Tutorial 1: Identifying a source text
Tutorial 2: Discussing Vocabulary
Tutorial 3: Discussion of Draft
Tutorial 4: Discussion of Draft
Tutorial 5: Meeting with Client
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Depending on the nature of the translation, an understanding of the application of numbers will be needed. |
| Communication | Participating in practicals and seminars and writing of project will require student to express their ideas clearly, cogently and coherently. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Independent preparation for the translation project and seminars independent research for translation. |
| Information Technology | Students will be required to access bibliographical information and to submit word processed translations. They will also be expected to use web resources for research, and to use translation software and electronic resources such as corpora and online dictionaries. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Students will be expected to show an ability to manage their own time effectively and to translate a specified text independently. |
| Problem solving | Selection of reading material, seminar work, research the translation industry, finding an appropriate translation for the text in question |
| Research skills | Researching for seminars and practicals and the final translation and commentary |
| Subject Specific Skills | Knowledge of a selection of dictionaries and machine-translation software. This is an important professional but also subject-specific skill. |
| Team work | This will apply in the seminars and the translation. |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7