General Translation Portuguese_Spanish

Code:

LA034

Acronym:

TGPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Language Sciences

Instance: 2018/2019 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance 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	10	LA - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Espanhol

Objectives

Through the contrast of the Portuguese and Spanish and the use of texts with different characteristics in the native language, the student should be able to develop his analytical skills to interpret the text role and adequacy to the target language. It is also wanted that the student achieves knowledge of the translation theory to its appliance in dexterity translation practices (translate texts applying the most adequate strategy techniques to each context and to discuss in a critical way the translated texts)

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, the student will be capable of:

1. Acquire appropriate principles of translation

2. Learn to analyze a text regarding to its translation

3. Know how to properly use the documentation procedures

4. Learn to apply the concept of equivalence in translation

5. Learn about some of the procedures and methods of translation

6. Review and grade translations

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Spanish level B1/B2

Program

I General concepts of translation.

II. procedures and basic problems in the practice of translation

III. Translation strategies.

Mandatory literature

GIL DE CARRASCO, A. y HICKEY, L; Aproximaciones a la traducción. , Instituto Cervantes
PINTO, M. y J. A. CORDÓN ; Técnicas documentales aplicadas a la traducción, Síntesis, 1999
GONZALO GARCÍA, Consuelo y GARCÍA YEBRA, Valentín; Documentación,terminología y traducción, Síntesis, 2000
GARCÍA IZQUIERDO, I. ; Análisis textual aplicado a la traducción, Tirant Lo Blanch

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes, practical classes

Software

http://www.elcastellano.org/
http://www.traduccion.rediris.es
http://www.wordreference.com
http://www.rae.es
http://www.translatortips.com
http://www.cvc.cervantes.es/trujaman
http://dti.ua.es/es/recursos/
http://clave.smdiccionarios.com/app.php
http://www.fundeu.es/

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Languages > Modern languages > European languages > Romance languages

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	110,00
Frequência das aulas	52,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.
As it is a practical subject, students must perform translations during the semester being evaluated some of them and whose maximum value is 16 points; the remaining 4 points correspond to the final exam. Students that do not deliver translations requested throughout the semester may not attend the final exam.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

Works: 80% Exam: 20%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students will translate different texts taking into account the theory revised during the semester.
More information can be found in the section “Documents” (Sigarra) and Moodle.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Students may raise the first text translated to note during the semester and  test grade.

Observations

Students that do not deliver translations requested throughout the semester may not attend the final exam.