Dissertation / Internship

Code:

MTSL080

Acronym:

D_E

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences - Translation

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic 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	38	Study plan	2	-	30	19,5	810

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

The objectives of this curricular unit are the writing, presentation and defence of a master’s dissertation as the result of the work carried out during the curricular unit Research Project.

Learning outcomes and competences

A dissertation of a level expected by the standards of the university.

Working method

Presencial

Program

The seminar planned in the Research Project continues and focuses each student’s work more specifically. The tutorial hours permit more Individual supervision of the research topic chosen by the student and its application within the general framework of research in FLUP. The tutorial is essential for the preparation of the resulting dissertation

Mandatory literature

Baker, Mona 340; Routledge encyclopedia of translation studies. ISBN: 0-415-25517-1
Gambier, Yves, 1949- 340; Handbook of translation studies. ISBN: 978-90-272-0332-8

Teaching methods and learning activities

The methodology is based on group seminars that promote interaction between the students and between them and their supervisors. At this stage the students should be testing hypotheses with questionnaires, interviews, exercises and other research methods, as well as verifying the usability of such material. The supervisors and students participate with presentations on the reading material studied and cooperate in experiments to verify the methodologies used in their research.

At this stage supervision by means of individual tutorials becomes the most suitable methodology for the successful production of a dissertation, with emphasis on the correct presentation of a text that is academic both in structure and style with proper citation of the authors consulted. The supervisor also emphasizes the need to conform to the rules of academic ethics.

The organization and participation in conferences, workshops with experts and other events contribute to the students’ ability to envisage their research as part of a bigger project

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	80,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	610,00
Trabalho de investigação	200,00
Total:	810,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of the sessions

Calculation formula of final grade

Presentation and defence of the dissertation - 80%
Seminar work - 20%

Classification improvement

N/A