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SP30MH: SPANISH-ENGLISH TRANSLATION DISTANCE COURSE FOR MODE B/EUROPEAN STUDIES (2015-2016)

Last modified: 25 Mar 2016 11:35


Course Overview

The texts for this course are interesting and varied and will appeal in particular to students with an interest in accurate translation from Spanish to English. 

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Ms Jayne Thurlow

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • One of MA Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies - Hispanicb (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-Politics(Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-International Relations B (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-Legal Studies (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-Management Studies(Mde B) (Studied) or MA Entrepreneurship-Hispanic Studies(Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-Lang & Ling B (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Celtic Civilisation-Hispanic Studies-Modeb (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies (Spain) (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies with Music Studies (Md B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies (Latin America) (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Economics-Hispanic Studies (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Anthropology-Hispanic Studies (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-Sociology(Mode B) (Studied) or MA Finance-Hispanic Studies (Mode B) (Studied) or MA English-Hispanic Studies(Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic-Literature in a World Context (B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-Religious Studies(Mode B) (Studied) or MA European Studies (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-History (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-History of Art(Mode B) (Studied) or MA Hispanic Studies-Philosophy(Mode B) (Studied) or MA Film & Visual Culture-Hispanic St (Mode B) (Studied) or MA Education(Primary)-Hispanic Studies Modeb (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • Programme Level 3

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Students will translate from Spanish into English a range of challenging prose passages.

Further Information & Notes

The course is offered in the first half session for Mode B Hispanic Studies and European Studies students who are on Residence Abroad in a Hispanic country in the first half session only.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: In-course assessment; 6 translations equally weighted (100%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment provided on each translation submitted during the course.

Feedback

Feedback will be given by email on all translations. Additional informal feedback may be given in office hours on return to Aberdeen.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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