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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module SPAN3131: SPANISH TRANSLATION 4

Department: MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (SPANISH)

SPAN3131: SPANISH TRANSLATION 4

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Spanish Language 2A (SPAN2011) OR Spanish Language 2B (SPAN2111), OR an equivlent qualification to the satisfaction of the Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Corequisites

  • Modern Languages, Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes: Spanish Language 4 (SPAN3011). Other: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • Students may only take up to two Translation modules in MLAC, selected from Translation Theory (MELA3111), Spanish Translation (SPAN3131) and French Translation (FREN3051); Advanced Communication Skills in Spanish (LANG3631).

Aims

  • To develop skills of translation from and into Spanish and a theoretical understanding of the processes of translation.

Content

  • Approaches to translation.
  • Regular practice in the translation of a variety of types of text and discussion of the strategies employed.
  • Analysis of a published translation.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
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Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

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

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      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
      Lectures 21 1 per week 1 hour 21
      Seminars 10 1 per fortnight 1 hour 10
      Preparation and Reading 169
      Total 200

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Coursework Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      coursework - translation of a 1000-word text with a 500-word commentary 100%
      Component: Written Examination Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      two-hour written examination 100%

      Formative Assessment:

      Regular translations.

      ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University