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Translation as Process (TRAN90011)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
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Overview
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Students experiment with the main variables of the translation process, including directionality, speed, documentation and revision, in order to develop their own efficiency and quality control. Translation technologies, pre-editing, post-editing and terminology management are incorporated into the process, as are the basics of translation project management. Through seminars, class activities and readings, students gain insight into the central issues in process-based translation studies. The focus is on building the performance skills required for the successful production of translations.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Successfully analyse strategies for translating and revising in different ways;
- Successfully adapt strategies to time constraints, directionality, and degrees of revision;
- Gain expertise in adapting to a wide range of new technologies;
- Manage translation projects in a team environment.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should be able to -
- entail the highest possible degree of written competence in at least two languages, with an acute capacity for metalinguistic awareness, and a preparedness to continually improve.
- be deeply engaged with two cultures and to understand how to mediate between them on behalf of people who do not share both cultures.
- draw on multiple sources of data to form judgments that are seldom clear-cut, and who are prepared to defend their decisions and to revise them when necessary
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Essay
| Week 5 | 20% |
Essay
| During the examination period | 40% |
Weekly reports on experiments done in tutorials, of 150 to 250 words each week
| Throughout the semester | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: Class attendance is required for this subject; if you do not attend a minimum of 80% of classes without an approved exemption you will not be eligible for a pass in this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Anthony Pym Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours: One 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Materials prepared by the course coordinator.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Translation - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022