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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module RUSS1131: RUSSIAN TRANSLATION 1A

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Russian)

RUSS1131: RUSSIAN TRANSLATION 1A

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	1	20	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

A-level in Russian.

Corequisites

For students with A-level Russian: Russian Language 1A (RUSS1161).

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To raise students' awareness of issues relating to translation and to practise translation, by examining a range of texts in a variety of registers in Russian/English and rendering them in English/Russian in class and in formative assessments.
To improve oral linguistic skills.

Content

This module is made up of three strands:
1) Translation into English.
2) Translation into Russian.
3) Oral.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Students will acquire skills in translating Russian into fluent English through practical sessions on translation.
By the end of the module they should be able to translate unseen texts from Russian into English and English into Russian, and to discuss a range of topics in Russian.

Key Skills

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

The module is taught by means of weekly practicals which will be devoted to a range of sample texts from English into Russian and from Russian into English.
Oral classes will provide the opportunity to broaden students' vocabulary base by building on vocabulary encountered in the translation texts.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Practicals	21	Twice weekly	1 hour	42
Preparation and Reading				158
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	75%	two-hour written examination		100%
Oral	25%	oral examination		100%

Formative Assessment

Weekly grammar exercises.

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.