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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module EAST2411: TRANSLATING MODERN JAPANESE TEXTS

Department: East Asian Studies

EAST2411: TRANSLATING MODERN JAPANESE TEXTS

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	2	20	Available in 2005/2006	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

Satisfactory completion of year abroad or equivalent.

Corequisites

Spoken Competence in Japanese (EAST2111) AND Written Competence in Japanese (EAST2101).

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To introduce students to the broad variety of textual sources in Japanese.
To develop basic skills in Japanese-to-English translation in the three key fields of historical, literary and cultural texts.

Content

Students will translate a selection of texts from historical, literary and cultural sources from Japanese to English.
Students will present their translations in class time to compare the actual translation and methods used to reach it with their peers.
Seminars using English-language texts will also be held to provide the general academic background in English to the themes raised in the Japanese texts for translation.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Seminars	44	2 Per Week	One hour	44
Preparation and Reading				156
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	100%	three-hour final examination		100%

Formative Assessment

Class-time translations and seminars.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.