Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Co-convenor
Haidee Kruger
Co-convenor
Jean Cho
Margaret Wood
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
TRAN870
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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 develops students’ knowledge and understanding of contemporary theories in Translation and Interpreting Studies from an historical perspective. Theories discussed will include functionalist theories, discourse analysis approaches, translation quality assessment, polysystems theories and corpus-based translation studies. The unit will also include discussions on sociolinguistic and cognitive approaches to describing interpreting.
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment 1 | 20% | No | Week 6 |
Assignment 2 | 40% | No | Week 9 |
Assignment 3 | 40% | No | Week 14 (exam period) |
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 20%
For this assignment, you are required to submit a critical review of an academic article, in a multimedia video format. You will be provided with a selection of articles on interpreting and translation theory, and asked to select one article. You are required to prepare and present orally a critical review of this article, in a multimedia format of your choice (a video, Prezi presentation, podcast, narrated slideshow, etc.), which should be recorded for submission. The multimedia video presentation should be 5-7 minutes in duration. The assignment will be assessed using a rubric provided on iLearn.
Due: Week 9
Weighting: 40%
For this assignment, you are required to write an academic essay on a topic related to interpreting theory. Your lecturer will provide you with more information on the topic. Your essay should be approximately 2000 words in length. The assignment will be assessed using a rubric provided on iLearn.
Due: Week 14 (exam period)
Weighting: 40%
For this assignment, you are required to write an essay on a topic related to translation theory. Your lecturer will provide you with more information on the topic. Your essay should be approximately 2000 words in length. The assignment will be assessed using a rubric provided on iLearn.
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