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TRAN8034 – Translation Practice 3
2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Yan Qian
Margaret Wood
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
TRAN820 or TRAN8020
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides students with opportunities to extend their ability to apply translation techniques to challenging translation tasks from a wide range of genres reflecting current market demand. Students will prepare for professional practice by independently translating and evaluating challenging translation tasks and explore different strategies for handling the complex tasks undertaken by advanced translators. They will further develop their ability to work collaboratively on team and to review translations completed by a third party.
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Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
- ULO1: Extend translation skills and knowledge to translate texts.
- ULO2: Undertake efficient domain and genre specific research for the purpose of translation.
- ULO3: Demonstrate critical analysis of source and target texts in a theoretic framework.
- ULO4: Justify translation choice on the basis of translation theory.
- ULO5: Evaluate and edit target texts to a professional level.
- ULO6: Review and revise translation work in accordance with international industry standards.
- ULO7: Integrate professional ethical practice into translation work.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translation | 40% | No | Various |
| Translation Project | 20% | No | Week 14 |
| Examination | 40% | No | Week 13 |
Translation
Assessment Type 1: Translation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Various
Weighting: 40%
Translation assignments - 5 English passages of 350-400 words each to be translated into LOTE; 5 LOTE passages of 350-400 words each to be translated into English
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Extend translation skills and knowledge to translate texts.
- Undertake efficient domain and genre specific research for the purpose of translation.
- Demonstrate critical analysis of source and target texts in a theoretic framework.
- Justify translation choice on the basis of translation theory.
- Evaluate and edit target texts to a professional level.
- Review and revise translation work in accordance with international industry standards.
- Integrate professional ethical practice into translation work.
Translation Project
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 14
Weighting: 20%
Group translation - Students form groups and translate texts of their own choice in either English or LOTE; each student is to translate at least 2000 words
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Extend translation skills and knowledge to translate texts.
- Undertake efficient domain and genre specific research for the purpose of translation.
- Demonstrate critical analysis of source and target texts in a theoretic framework.
- Justify translation choice on the basis of translation theory.
- Evaluate and edit target texts to a professional level.
- Review and revise translation work in accordance with international industry standards.
- Integrate professional ethical practice into translation work.
Examination
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 40%
Final examination - each student translates one English passage of 350-400 words into LOTE, one LOTE passage of 350-400 words into English; duration of exam is 3 hours
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Extend translation skills and knowledge to translate texts.
- Undertake efficient domain and genre specific research for the purpose of translation.
- Demonstrate critical analysis of source and target texts in a theoretic framework.
- Justify translation choice on the basis of translation theory.
- Evaluate and edit target texts to a professional level.
- Review and revise translation work in accordance with international industry standards.
- Integrate professional ethical practice into translation work.
1 If you need guidance or support to understand or complete this type of assessment, please contact the Learning Skills Team
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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