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  6. SP3503: SPANISH ENGLISH TRANSLATION DISTANCE COURSE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES

SP3503: SPANISH ENGLISH TRANSLATION DISTANCE COURSE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

The texts to be translated are varied and interesting and will appeal in particular to those students with a special interest in translation from Spanish into English.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term Second 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?

  • Either SP2526 Spanish Language 4 (Passed) or SP2531 Spanish Language 5 (Passed)
  • Either MA Business Man - Hispanic Studies(Mde B) (Studied) or MA European Studies (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

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

Course Aims: To develop students' translation experience and skills. Main Learning Outcomes: A student who successfully completes this course will have: Translated accurately and idiomatically a range of texts in Spanish. Have expanded his/her vocabulary, and knowledge of syntax and idiom in Spanish and English. Have encountered different varieties and registers of Spanish and, where appropriate, their English analogues. Content: Students will translate from Spanish into English a range of challenging prose passages.

Further Information & Notes

This course is open only to European Studies studies in programme year 3 studying abroad.

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

The co-ordinator is available for consultation and advice about preparation of assessments throughout the semester.

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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