Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43
This course will explore and examine the different ways in which we, as translators and interpreters, work with texts in our professional lives. It will consider what is meant by a “text”, and deal with the many different varieties of text and their individual challenges for the translator, as well as allow students to develop strategies for dealing with these challenges when they face them.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will:
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 10 | Feedback Weeks | ||
| Feedback | Word Count | 1000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to identify elements of cohesion and coherence |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to match text with function |
| Procedural | Apply | Students will be able apply strategies and tools to identify salient features of a text |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to identify elements of cohesion and coherence |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to match text with function |
| Procedural | Apply | Students will be able apply strategies and tools to identify salient features of a text |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Two essays - 750 words each |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Apply | Students will be able apply strategies and tools to identify salient features of a text |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to identify elements of cohesion and coherence |
| Conceptual | Understand | Students will be able to match text with function |
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