Technical and Scientific Translation English_Portuguese

Code:

MTSL036

Acronym:

TTCIP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences - Translation

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
E-learning page:	https://moodle.up.pt/
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master of Arts in Translation and Language Services

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTSL	29	MTSL - Study Plan	1	-	3	30	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

By the end of the semester, students will be able to:

- analyse scientific and technical texts of different types and genres, paying special attention to terminology, phraseology, information structure, register and style;
- carefully select and effectively use multiple resources made available to professional translators, including the web (in general), information provided by experts in different fields, databases, CAT tools, electronic corpora, machine translation;
- specialize in different areas, by focusing independently and specifically on areas of their interest;
- meet all the different phases of a professional translation project;
- work in translation teams and network with other language service professionals with a view to achieving better translation solutions;
- be aware of the need to implement a quality assurance plan adapted to each translation project.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to translate specialized texts and be prepared to work as professional translators, both individually and in the context of a translation company.

Working method

Presencial

Program

- Translation of general language, technical and scientific texts.
- Translation of special language texts: professional practical and deontological aspects.
- Specificities of technical and scientific texts of different types and genres (academic, scientific, industrial, commercial, promotional) in English and in Portuguese.
- Practical approaches to translation.
- Online, corpora and database searches, team work and networking for translational purposes.
- The different phases of a professional translation project.

Mandatory literature

Byrne, Judy; Technical Translation, Springer, 2006
Nord, Christiane ; Loyalty and Fidelity in Specialized Translation, Confluências: Revista de Tradução Científica e Técnica, issu 4, 2006
Venuti Lawrence 1953- 340; The^translation studies reader. ISBN: 0415187478
Baker Mona 340; Routledge encyclopedia of translation studies. ISBN: 0-415-25517-1

Complementary Bibliography

Göpferich, Susanne ; Comprehensibility assessment using the Karlsruhe Comprehensibility Concept, The Journal of Specialised Translation, issue 11, 2009 (http://www.jostrans.org)
Nord, Christiane; Translating as a purposeful activity. ISBN: 1-90065-002-9
Sager, Juan C.; A practical course in terminology processing. ISBN: 90-272-20778
Scarpa, Federica ; La Traduzione Specializzata. Lingue Speciali e Mediazione Linguistica, Hoepli, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Individual and group translation work.

Revision of translated texts by peers.

Critical discussion of the translated texts.

Post-editing of machine-translated texts.

Individual and group tutorials.

Software

SmartCat
SDL Studio

keywords

Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	50,00
Teste	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	36,00
Frequência das aulas	30,00
Trabalho escrito	60,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Total:	156,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are expected to attend 75% of classes, unless otherwise agreed (working students and other exceptions laid down in the regulations should contact the teaching staff in the beggning of the semester to set an alternative assessment procedure).

Calculation formula of final grade

- In-class translation work (regular translation tasks conducted duting the semester): 50%

- Translation test (written): 50%.

In order to pass the curricular unit students need to obtain a minimum grande of 10 points in each of the assessment components (test and in-class translation work) and an average of at least 10 points (in a 0-20 point scale).

Classification improvement

Students wishing to improve their final grade or repeat their assessment will have to repeat the translation test.