Postgraduate Course: Technology and Translation in the Workplace (CLLC11065)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The Technology and Translation in the Workplace (TTW) course intends to give an understanding of the activity of technical translation and to equip students with the skills and techniques required as professional translators of technical texts. Classes are primarily practical with an Information Technology element, project-based translation exercises, group work and discussions. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Laboratory | Lab Room 5, 6 Buccleuch Place | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | or 11:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Lab Room 5, 6 Buccleuch Place, Thursday 20th September 2012 |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the end of the course the students will have become familiar with the use of IT and computers in translation work. They will also have acquired skills and knowledge required for the activity of technical translation, including the development of certain specialisms, techniques and resources for background research, terminology management, text analysis, and document preparation and production. |
Assessment Information
One 1500 word essay submitted at the end of week 6 (40%).
One 2000 word essay submitted at the end of week 11 (60%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | TTW |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Charlotte Bosseaux
Tel: (0131 6)51 3735
Email: Charlotte.Bosseaux@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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