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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module SPAN3131: SPANISH TRANSLATION 4

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Spanish)

SPAN3131: SPANISH TRANSLATION 4

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	3	20	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

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 Combinations

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

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

Formative Assessment

Regular translations.

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.