This course allows students to develop a sustained critical discussion or a creative/critical project in an area of the student's personal research interests within the field of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication. A creative/critical project is understood as practice-based research and may include activities like a translation and commentary or another creative output and commentary. 

Up to 6 hours of meetings with supervisor at times to be arranged with individual student.

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Dissertation (may be critical or creative/critical) - (13,000 words) - 100%

This course aims to:

■ equip students to develop and sustain an argument in an area of their personal research interests within the field of Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication 

■ develop students' translation and intercultural communication skills in the context of an extended body or portfolio of work 

■ promote student engagement with other scholarly, critical or theoretical arguments relevant to Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication 

■ encourage students to apply acquired practical and research skills to a supervised project 

■ lay the foundations for students to undertake further research at PhD level (if appropriate) 

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

■ use and critically evaluate approaches, resources and other materials in Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication 

■ apply newly acquired detailed knowledge of and competence in their chosen language area 

■ write a substantial piece of critical or critical/creative written work in clear and appropriate language relevant to the academic / vocational context 

■ effectively apply bibliographic skills appropriate to the academic context 

■ organise their time and work so as to explore research questions and present conclusions clearly 

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

summative assessment.