Module RUSS1131: RUSSIAN TRANSLATION 1A

Department: Modern Language and Cultures (Russian)

RUSS1131: RUSSIAN TRANSLATION 1A

Prerequisites

• A-level in Russian.

Corequisites

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

Excluded Combination of Modules

• 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

• 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.

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

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Weekly grammar exercises.

■ 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