| Educational guide Faculty or Arts |
| Graduate in English Studies |
 Subjects |
| INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION |
| Assessment |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2011_12 |
| Subject | INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION | Code | 12274124 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 6 | Compulsory | Third | Second |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||||||
| ICT practicals |
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Course Translations 1 and 2. |
20% | ||||||||
| Debates |
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Regular active oral participation throughout the semester. | + 10% (max.) | ||||||||
| Objective short-answer tests |
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Test 1: -Translation as a human activity, main modes of this activity. -The translation process: factors, participants and tools. Test 2: -Text type as a factor: functional categories. -The cultural factor: problems, parameters and solutions. Test 3: -Dictionaries and their limitations. -Lexical problems: synonymy, metaphors and frequency of use. |
50% | ||||||||
| Practical tests |
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Sample Analysis Test | 30% | ||||||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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Segona Convocatòria will consist of a final written test on "Fundamental linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of translation" (all 6 topics) and/or Sample Analysis. Students will be notified previously of which part (topics and/or sample analysis) they will have to take. Course Translations 1 and 2 will count as in Continuous Assessment, provided they were submitted correctly for CA. |
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