Work Placement Project

Code:

MTSL008

Acronym:

EP_TSL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences - Translation

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
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	16	Specialized Translation	2	-	15	30	405
		Translation and Language Services	2	-	15	30	405

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The expected outcomes of the professional internship are for successful students to:
• Learn about the complexities of the professional world of translation and languages service, understand how the market is changing and be prepared to adapt to future requirements
• Develop awareness of their social and professional role as language services providers
• Gain experience from their own internship and from sharing this experience with others and with those doing research during seminar discussions
• Acquire knowledge of how to interact with clients: marketing their services, negotiating the parameters and providing estimates for the work commissioned, and keeping to the standards and deadlines agreed
• Know how to work in teams of translators and other professionals, including in virtual environments
• Understand the ethics of professional translation and the challenges presented
• Be able to evaluate their own work and that of others
• Discover further aspects of the profession not covered in other disciplines

Program

• General principles and problems of the professional internships
• Sessions with translation and language services experts
• Topics related to different aspects of the language services professions
• Individual and group presentations of aspects of the profession
• Presentations of work done during professional internships
• Discussions and mutual advice to solve specific problems

Teaching methods and learning activities

• Seminar group
• Topics for presentation & discussion
• Special interest sessions

Software

Vários programas no ambiente da Tradução
Microsoft Office
Internet
Corpografo
SDL-TRADOS
Versões demo

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Internship	Realização de Estágio	375
	Total:	375,00

Observations

Evaluation
• Presentation of discussion topics
• Report on professional internship

Software
• SDL/TRADOS
• Corpografo
• Microsoft Word, Excel & Power Point
• Internet
• Demo versions of other relevant software, such as:
o LTC – see http://www.lowestech.net/pmdown.php
o ]project-open[ - see http://www.project-open.org/doc/

Bibliography
A wide variety of books on language professions: translation, interpreting, multi-media communication, technical communication, revising, editing and general writing skills.