Undergraduate Course: Spanish 4Hons - Language Paper 2 - Translation (ELCH10027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Spanish Hons required, unless taken as part of Spanish 3 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
74 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
60% Coursework
40% Exam
Coursework: 2 take-home coursework translations with commentary (400 words per translation [total 800],
250 words per commentary [total 500])
Exam: 1 closed-book translation (semester 2) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Spanish 4Hons - Language Paper 2 - Translation | 120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- translate competently from Spanish in a variety of styles and registers and in a range of genres;
- deal effectively with cultural and linguistic differences between texts in Spanish and English;
- engage successfully with register, idiom, rhythm, nuance and ambiguity in translation;
- demonstrate competence in the identification, analysis and evaluation of the translation problems that the texts raise with reflection upon process.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DELC Spanish 4 LP2 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Elaine Newton-Bruzza
Tel:
Email: enewton@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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