Translation Seminar I

Code:

MEAAM019

Acronym:

S_TRA1

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Anglo-American Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAAT	0	Course Programme	1	-	8	-
MEAA	4	Study Plan since 2007/2008	1	-	8	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This seminar aims at developing the skills proper to a translation work that addresses the diverse dimensions of the transfer of a text between different contexts and traditions, both at linguistic and cultural level.

Program

The seminar will concentrate on the completion of different translations and will be the focus of the practical training work of the course. Students are expected to produce translations that will be discussed in the seminar. At the end of the semester each student is supposed to have built a portfolio that constitutes a record of his/her work as well as the material for his/her evaluation.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,00
	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	146,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	25
	Total:	25,00

Eligibility for exams

1) attendance: minimum75 % of the total number of classes
2) active participation in classes
3) presentation and discussion of written work to be completed during the semester

Calculation formula of final grade