General Translation I English_Portuguese

Code:

LA028

Acronym:

TGIP1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

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

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LA	31	LA - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

It is the aim of this course to:

1. Develop the students’ critical awareness of the nature of translation;

2. Develop the knowledge of the characteristics of several text types;

3. Develop the students’ translating skills;

4. Further the students’ linguistic skills in English and Portuguese in a general way;

5. Acquaint students with tools and resources that are relevant for the translator.

Learning outcomes and competences

The course will further the development of practical and critical skills in translation.

By the end of the semester, students are expected to be capable of producing coherent and accurate Portuguese translations of English texts of some degree of complexity, as well as of acknowledging the characteristics of such texts and of reflecting on the adequacy of the several possible translation strategies.

Working method

Presencial

Program

This is an essentially practical course. Work in this course will consist mainly in translation and in the discussion of translations of short texts of several different types. The work of translation and translation analysis will take place alongside a systematic consideration of relevant conceptual and discursive points, namely the following:

- the concept of translation;

- the concept of equivalence;

- text types and registers of discourse;

- translation strategies.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  This course is not suitable for students without very good skills in the Portuguese language.

Mandatory literature

Lawrence Venuti, ed.; The Translation Studies Reader, 2nd ed., Routledge, 2004

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical lessons: translations exercises with discussion, revision, comparison, etc; critical analysis of translations.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Teste	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Total:	106,00

Eligibility for exams

75% attendance required.

Calculation formula of final grade

Work in the classroom = 30%

Written test 1 = 30%

Written test 2 = 40%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Students wishing to improve their grade will have to take the final exam.