Work Placement

Code:

MTSL022

Acronym:

RE_TSL

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

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	-	30	30	410
		Translation and Language Services	2	-	30	30	410

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

Programme
• Introduce students to general principles and problems of internships
• Organize sessions with professional translation and language services experts
• Promote open discussions on topics related to different aspects of the language services professions with presentations of relevant bibliography
• Develop seminar discussions to solve specific problems related to professional ethics and procedures
• Provide a programme for the presentation and discussion of aspects of the different internships

Teaching methods and learning activities

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

Software

• Internet
• Corpografo
• Microsoft Word, Excel & Power Point
• SDL/TRADOS

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
Report on Internship	Exame	780,00
	Total:	-	0,00