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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies

Undergraduate Course: Spanish 4Hons - Language Paper 2 - Translation (ELCH10027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe development of supplementary language skills
Course description This course will focus on translation from Spanish into English, looking at a range of styles and registers.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Entry to Spanish Hons required, unless taken as part of Spanish 3
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2019/20, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  55
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 74 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 20% coursework, 80% exam. One two-hour end of year written examination.
Feedback Written and oral feedback on all written work (formative and summative).
Oral feedback on in-class translations.
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. apply linguistic knowledge in additional contexts and use supplementary skills
  2. translate material from Spanish into English in a clear and effective manner
  3. engage with and interpret layers of meaning within texts
  4. develop problem-solving skills
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDELC Spanish 4 LP2
Contacts
Course organiserDr Jessica Gordon-Burroughs
Tel: (0131 6)50 3679
Email: j.gordonburroughs@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kat Zabecka
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: K.Zabecka@ed.ac.uk
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