Unit name | Theories of Translation |
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Unit code | MODLM2015 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Carol O'Sullivan |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit offers a historical introduction to Western theories of translation, and considers the different ways in which translation has been conceptualised as both process and product. A structured reading programme will prepare students to contribute to a series of discussion forums. Each student will research and present two topics to the group via Blackboard. Topics will cover a range of specific theoretical approaches to the study of translation in relation to different text types: examples are likely to include historical studies, process-based studies, hermeneutics, descriptive and functional theories, translation as inter-cultural mediation.
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
Delivered through distance learning, via Blackboard. A series of discussion topics are introduced by the tutor. Discussion is moderated by the tutor. Students are guided in integrating theory with practice via a student-led, constructivist approach. With tutor guidance, students research and present a variety of topics on the board, and base a discussion around them. One topic is chosen for development into a formal essay. The topic of the latter part of the unit is translation analysis; with tutor guidance, students will explore ways of applying translation theory to different text types, and carry out an extended translation analysis of a self-selected text.
1 x 2500-word essay (50%) (ILOs 2-4) 1 x 2500-word Case Study (50%) (ILOs 1-3)