Initiation to specialized translation B-A (English-Catalan)
Code: 101346 ECTS Credits: 5| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500249 Translation and Interpreting | OB | 3 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Ada Arbós Bo
- Email:
- ada.arbos@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
At the beginning of the course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate that they know and understand the basic methodological principles governing translation, the basic professional and instrumental aspects and the basic contrastive problems of the language combination.
Apply this knowledge to solving translation problems in a range of non-specialised texts with different text functions, which reflect linguistic variation and cultural references.
Combine different areas of knowledge when taking decisions about questions related to translating a range of non-specialised texts with different text functions, which reflect linguistic variation and cultural references.
Convey information, ideas, problems and solutions relating to translating a range of nonspecialised texts with different text functions, which reflect linguistic variation and cultural references.
Note for exchange students. Students wishing to take this course should have B2+/C1 skills in this language combination. Contact course coordinator for more specific details concerning eligibility
Objectives and Contextualisation
The purpose of this course is to develop problem-solving skills when translating basic specialised texts from a range of fields (scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal). At the end of the course, students should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the basic methodological principles governing translation, professional and instrumental aspects and the contrastive problems for this language combination.
Apply this knowledge to solving translation problems in basic specialised scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal texts.
Combine different areas of knowledge when taking decisions about questions related to translating basic specialised scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal texts.
Convey information, ideas, problems and solutions relating to translating basic specialised scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal texts.
Competences
- Applying cultural knowledge in order to translate.
- Learning in a strategic, independent and continuous manner.
- Producing written texts in language A in order to translate.
- Solving translation problems from different specialisation fields (legal, financial, scientific, technical, literary, audiovisual texts, localization).
- Understanding written texts in a foreign language in order to translate.
- Using documentation resources in order to translate.
- Using technological resources in order to translate.
Learning Outcomes
- Applying lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge: Applying graphical, lexical, morphosyntactic, textual, rhetorical and linguistic variation related knowledge.
- Applying technological resources in order to solve translation problems: Applying technological resources in order to solve translation problems of scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Applying technological resources of collection, preparation and analysis of information in order to translate: Applying the technological resources of collection, preparation and analysis of information in order to translate basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Applying the documentation resources in order to solve translation problems: Applying the documentation resources in order to translate basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative, and legal specialised written texts.
- Assessing the obtained results in the information retrieval process in order to translate: Assessing the obtained results in the information retrieval process in order to translate basic scientific technical, economic, administrative, and legal specialised written texts.
- Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of written texts of several fields: Comprehending the communicative purpose and sense of basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative, and legal specialised written texts.
- Formulating the appropriate informative needs in order to translate: Formulating the proper informational needs in order to translate basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Identifying the existing (digital and analogue) information sources in order to translate: Identifying the existing (digital and analogue) information sources in order to translate basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Identifying the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to translate: Identifying the need to mobilise cultural knowledge in order to translate basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Identifying the specific translation problems of each field: Identifying the specific translation problems of each field.
- Implementing strategies in order to produce written texts of different fields and with specific communicative purposes: Implementing strategies in order to produce simple scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Implementing strategies in order to understand written texts from different fields: Implementing strategies in order to comprehend basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to translate: Implementing strategies to acquire cultural knowledge in order to translate basic scientific, technical, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
- Learning in a strategic, independent and continuous manner: Relating knowledge between disciplines.
- Learning in a strategic, independent and continuous manner: Searching for documentary evidence in order to provide more information.
- Students must demonstrate they know the technological resources needed to translate: Students must demonstrate they know the technological resources in order to edit basic scientific, technical, economic, administrative and legal specialised written texts.
Content
- Methodology of specialised translation.
- Resolution of translation problems of administrative genres, such as academic certificates, civil register documents, etc.
- Resolution of translation problems of legal genres, such as laws, court rulings, contracts, notary documents, etc.
- Resolution of translation problems of economic genres, such as annual account reports, financial reports, etc.
- Solving translation problems of technical genres, such as technical press articles, dissemination papers, learning manuals, technical encyclopedia entries, technical descriptions for non-experts, user manuals, etc.
- Resolution of translation problems of scientific genres such as scientific papers, training manuals, scientific encyclopedia entries, scientific journal papers, etc.
- Use of the technological tools and sources of documentation acquired in the corresponding degree subjects for the translation of specialised texts.
- Use of dictionaries, specialised glossaries and databases and parallel specialised texts.
Methodology
To achieve the established objectives, this subject involves both lectures and practical classes. Students must keep abreast of the news and information published on the Virtual Campus / Moodle.
The work students carry out mainly consists of:
- Translation exercises
- Translation projects
- Exercises to be performed in class (or online)
- Individual/group presentations (in class or online)
- Debates and discussions (in class or online)
- Cooperative learning techniques
- Preparation of a portfolio
Learning activities are organised into three categories based on the degree of student autonomy involved:
- Directed activities: carried out according to a set timetable and in the presence of a lecturer.
- Supervised activities: carried out under the supervision of a lecturer or tutor.
- Autonomous activities: carried out by students without supervision, requiring them to organise their own time and work (either in groups or individually).
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Specialized translation classes and specialized theoretical contents | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Documentation | 12.75 | 0.51 | |
| Preparation of exercises | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Preparation of the student portfolio | 14 | 0.56 | |
| Preparation of translation and other tasks | 32 | 1.28 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Expansion of knowledge | 12.5 | 0.5 | |
| Presentation of work done individually or in group | 6 | 0.24 | |
| Translation tasks | 16.5 | 0.66 |
Assessment
Assessment is continuous. Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing various tasks and tests. Tasks and tests deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class. The information on assessment activities and their weighting is a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.
Continuous assessment based on the following activities:
Real or simulated translations or tasks related to relevant aspects of translation.
Translation project.
Reports/debates on translations or tasks related to relevant aspects of translation.
Diaries/notes/reports which reflect on the learning or the translation process.
Student portfolio.
Review
When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.
Missed/failed assessment activities
Students may retake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5.
The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities. Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.
In case of retaking, maximum grade will be 5 (Pass).
Classification as "not assessable"
In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as "not assessable" on their transcript.
Misconduct in assessment activities
Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the student involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject. Assessment activities in which irregularities have occurred (e.g. plagiarism, copying, impersonation) are excluded from recovery.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piece of work on administrative and legal translation | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 4, 13, 15, 14, 5, 6, 10, 9, 8 |
| Scientific translation | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 3, 2, 13, 12, 11, 15, 14, 5, 6, 16, 10, 9, 8 |
| Student portfolio | 10% | 0.25 | 0.01 | 1, 12, 11, 6 |
| Technical translation | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 3, 2, 13, 12, 11, 15, 14, 5, 6, 16, 7, 10, 9, 8 |
Bibliography
Theory
Ainaud, Jordi Espunya, Anna; Pujol, Dídac (2003). Manual de traducció anglès-català. Eumo Editorial.
Orozco, Mariana (2012). Metodología de la traducción directa del inglés al español. Materiales didácticos para la traducción general y especializada. Comares.
Technical Translation
Montalt, Vicent (2005). Manual de traducció cientificotècnica. Eumo Editorial.
Beigbeder Atienza, Federico (1988). Nuevo diccionario politécnico de la lengua española y inglesa. Ediciones Díaz de Santos.
Diccionari visual Oxford: català, castellà, anglès, francès. (1997) Oxford University Press, Termcat.
Spanish Technical Dictionary/Diccionario técnico inglés (1997). Routledge.
Revista Tradumática. Tecnologies de la traducció.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. https://revistes.uab.cat/tradumatica
Scientific Translation
Aixelá, Javier Franco (2013). La traducción científico-técnica. Aportaciones desde los estudios de traducción. Letras, vol. 1, 53. Pàg. 37-60. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=5476273
Alfaro, Vicente. Apartats principals d’un article científic. Quaderns de la Fundació Dr. Antoni Esteve, 15.https://www.esteve.org/en/capitulos/5-apartats-principals-dun-article-cientific/
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Guia de redacció científica. https://www.upc.edu/slt/ca/recursos-redaccio/criteris-linguistics/guia-redaccio-cientifica-ca
Publications
Enciclopèdia Catalana. Divulgació científica en català. https://www.enciclopedia.cat/divulcat
Asociación Tremédica. Panace@. Revista de Medicina, Lenguaje y Traducción. https://www.tremedica.org/revista-panacea/
El trujamán. Revista diaria de traducción. Centro Virtual Cervantes. https://cvc.cervantes.es/trujaman/default.htm
Economic and Financial Translation
Daniel Gallego-Hernández (ed.) (2014). Traducción económica: entre profesión, formación y recursos documentales. Vertere, Monográficos de la Revista Hermeneus. Diputación Provincial de Soria.
García González, Marta. Dificultades, estrategias y recursos en la traducción de estados financieros: fuentes normativas y textos paralelos. (2020) Meta vol. 64, 2, pàg. 491-513. https://doi.org/10.7202/1068204ar
Legal Translation
Alcaraz varó, E. (2007). El inglés jurídico: textos y documentos, Ariel.
Borja, Anabel (2000). El texto jurídico inglés y su traducción al español, Ariel Lenguas Modernas.
Borja, Anabel (2007). Estrategias, materiales y recursos para la traducción jurídica inglés-español. Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I.
Monzó, E. (ed). (2006). Les plomes de la justícia. La traducció al català de textos jurídics. Pòrtic.
Santamaria, l. (1997). La traducció jurídica, paraula de traductor?. Revista de Llengua i Dret, juliol, núm. 27, p.79-90.
Mayoral Asensio, Roberto (1999). La traducción oficial (jurada) y funciones. A Traducir para la justicia, Manuel C. Feria ed. Comares, 1999: 59-86. http://www.ugr.es/~rasensio/docs/Funciones_.pdf
Mayoral Asensio, Roberto (2012). Guía para la traducción jurada de documentos de registro civil (nacimiento y defunción) del inglés al español. Panace@: Revista de Medicina, Lenguaje y Traducción. Vol. 13, Núm. 36, p.202-228.
Elena, Pilar (2001). Competencia y actuación en la traducción documental. Traducción, metrópoli y diáspora. Centro Virtual Cervantes. https://cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/iulmyt/pdf/traduccion_metropoli_diaspora/12_elena.pdf
Publications
Escola d'Administració Pública de Catalunya, Generalitat de Catalunya. Revista catalana de dret públic. http://revistes.eapc.gencat.cat/index.php/rcdp
Escola d'Administració Pública de Catalunya, Generalitatde Catalunya. Revista de Llengua i Dret. http://revistes.eapc.gencat.cat/index.php/rld
Centre de Terminologia. Termcat. https://www.termcat.cat/ca
Revista Jurídica de Catalunya. Il·lustre Col·legi de l’Advocacia de Barcelona. https://www.icab.cat/ca/
Portal Jurídic de Catalunya. Generalitat de Catalunya. https://portaljuridic.gencat.cat/ca/inici/
Software
OmegaT