PORT 360
Introduction to Translation
Spanish and Portuguese
College of Humanities
Course Description
Readings, individual research projects, and group translation activities. How the translation profession works. Developing the ability to translate general financial and legal texts. Learning to read texts critically.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Professional level translations
Learning Outcome
Students will produce, after several edited iterations, a legible translation of a professional treatise or work of fiction, appropriate to the social register of their audience.
Title
Vocabulary development
Learning Outcome
Students will produce a log of their own malapropisms and false cognates (minimum 100 words or conjugational parts).
