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The Dissertation will enable students to research, plan, structure and coherently present a sustained piece of writing; It will also enable students to acquire the scholarly and academic skills needed to present their findings in the appropriate forms.
The Extended Translation will give students the opportunity to translate a lengthy, (semi-)specialised text. Students will also have to write a commentary, in which the analyse translation problems and present the solutions they have found to them. In addition, students compile a translator’s glossary and present a bibliography of sources consulted. Students may choose to translate from French/ German/ Spanish into English or vice versa.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will provide students with the experience of carrying out a sustained piece of work. This course will also develop research skills and the ability to plan and manage a research dissertation/translation over a sustained period of time.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 35 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
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Dissertation: 8,000-10,000 Extended Translation; 4,000-6,000 comentary |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Dissertation 8,000-10,000 Extended Translation, 4,000-6,000 commentary |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Create | Experience of carrying out a sustained piece of writing |
| Factual | Understand | To develop research skills in order to acquire knowledge of a specialised domain for purposes of translation |
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