Undergraduate Course: Literary Translation in Practice (Portuguese to English) (ELCH10056)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will offer students of Portuguese an opportunity to produce translations of a range of literary texts in Portuguese, including extracts of novels, poetry and complete short stories. Students will be required to produce original translations and write commentaries on these, as well as analysing and commenting on published translations. They will be introduced to some of the core theories of translation, and the course will also make extensive use of peer reviewing processes and negotiated group translation as the students hone their translating skills. Final assessment will consist of a portfolio of translations with accompanying commentaries (50%) and a 3-hour degree exam in which students will be asked to translate a text and write a commentary on that translation (50%). |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Entry to Portuguese Hons required |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
The course aims to:
Provide students with valuable experience of translating literary texts from Portuguese into English;
Help students to develop a range of translation strategies and approaches which can be adapted to the needs of a given translation situation and to the demands of a given text;
Allow students to develop critical and creative thinking on their own translation practice, as well as on that of others;
Promote active reading approaches to Portuguese literary texts;
Offer an insight into the reality and practicalities of literary translation as a career path.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This class will run Wednesdays 11-1 (alternate weeks). |
| Keywords | DELC Lit Translation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Raquel Ribeiro
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: raquel.ribeiro@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk |
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