OF-316 Special-Language Translation English-Norwegian
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Course Leader:
- Sandra Louise Halverson
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Translation and Intercultural Communication - English
Teaching language
NorwegianPrerequisites
At least 45 ECTS credits from the year abroad
Recommended prerequisites
OF-307, OF-308
Course contents
Focus will be on
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developing translation competence through work with LSP texts
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linguistic and cultural analysis of various text types and genres
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identification and discussion of specific translation challenges
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translation of various LSP genres and text types with correct terminology, phraseology, etc.
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training in information retrieval in connection with translation
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use of CAT tools
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work with machine-translated texts
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terminology work
Learning outcomes
After completion of the course, students should be able to
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produce adequate and correct translations of LSP texts from English into Norwegian
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identify and deal with specific challenges in translation of LSP texts from English into Norwegian
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consider, choose and justify appropriate translation strategies, using adequate terminology
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post-edit machine-translated texts
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use CAT tools
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extract terms and set up term lists
Examination requirements
Five individual assignments and 3 prepared in groups, must be submitted and approved. At least two assignments must be in the student’s secondary language form, nynorsk or bokmål.
Teaching methods
Teaching will be in the form of lectures and student work, group work, use of CAT tools. Workload: 270 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1.
Admission for external candidates
No
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio with 2 of the 7 individual assignments. Further information will be provided by the professor. Graded assessment.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| OF-310 – Special-Language Translation English-Norwegian | 5 |