Postgraduate Course: Translation Studies 2 (CLLC11040)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course provides a survey of important developments in and contributions to translation studies since the 1990s. |
| Course description |
The approaches explored often stem from descriptive translation studies and/or the discipline's interest in cultural studies, comparative literature and literary theory. Issues addressed will include retranslation, translation and post-colonialism, translation and gender, and translation and the asymmetrical power relations between languages and cultures.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 35 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 18,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
4 hours Other Study
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Reflective Essay 1 - Midterm Essay (500 words) ¿ 30%
Reflective Essay 2 - Final Essay (1,000 words) ¿ 70%
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of theories and concepts in socio-cultural approaches to translation
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of a range of current issues in relation to translation, which impinges on other areas such as politics, religion, power, literature, gender, etc.
- Apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues that are informed by recent developments in the subject
- Manage complex ethical and professional issues
- Synthesise theoretical, critical and textual skills with reflective insight
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
This course can only be taken by students on the MSc Translation Studies programme. |
| Keywords | TS2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alice Kilpatrick
Tel:
Email: Alice.Kilpatrick@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Vivien MacNish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 3528
Email: vivien.macnish-porter@ed.ac.uk |
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