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This course offers students an overview of key issues in translation theory and their relation to translation practice. A range of theoretical frameworks will be studied, including linguistic and functionalist theory as well as cultural approaches to translation.

11 x 2 hour seminars on Tuesdays 10am to 12pm as scheduled in MyCampus

Standard entry to Masters at College level.

Candidates for the course should normally have a good Honours degree (2.1 or better) or equivalent in a Modern European language or in a cognate discipline and be able to demonstrate competence in a second language equivalent to European Common Framework C1. Students with similar competence in a further language are eligible to take an additional (optional) advanced language study in semesters 1 and 2.

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Annotated bibliography (1000 words) - 20%

Essay (4000 words) - 80%

This course aims to:

■ explore and examine concepts and issues in translation methodology, theory, and the history of translation practice

■ consider how such concepts can be applied to translation in practice

■ explore the use of standard reference tools

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ critique and reflect upon different translation methodologies

■ summarise and critically evaluate theories of translation

■ explain translational choices with reference to relevant historical and other context

■ critically apply relevant theories of translation to examples of translation practice

■ develop a sustained written argument which draws upon relevant sources and uses standard reference tools

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.