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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2007-2008 (archived)

Module SPAN3131: SPANISH TRANSLATION 4

Department: Modern Language and Cultures (Spanish)

SPAN3131: SPANISH TRANSLATION 4

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2007/08 Module Cap 48 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), Italian Translation (ITAL3121), Spanish Translation (SPAN3131) and French Translation (FREN3051)

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 Attendance Monitored
      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 700-word commentary 1,700 words 100%
      Component: Written Examination Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      Written examination 2 hours 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.