This module aims to improve students' translation skills between Spanish and English, going beyond literary and journalistic texts, although these will be also worked upon. It covers topics relating to aspects of Spanish and English speaking culture: science, technology, medicine, law and politics and business, amongst others. It also deals with topics of contemporary relevance, such as, indicatively, political, economic, social and cultural issues, and with contemporary varieties of the language.

Understand some complex factual, literary and persuasive material and some specialised texts and read longer texts, extracting main points and/or detail.

• Write clearly in a variety of styles and registers with fluency and accuracy.

• Transfer information from spoken and written TL texts into English, indicatively, through translation, summary and commentary, and do the same from English into the TL.

Academic and key skills developed include learning, research and organisational skills; communication and IT skills; intercultural awareness and interpersonal skills.

Two contact hours per week in the format of a language seminar.

• Display a comprehensive understanding of basic translation methods and tools applicable to specialised texts;
• Apply appropriate translation methods to produce the translation of short and simple specialised texts;
• Demonstrate appropriate use of translation tools and resources;
• Demonstrate skills of communication and reflection through participation in the seminars of translation practice. 
• Demonstrate comprehension of language, lexis and syntax of both SL and TL.

Two-hour Class Test (100%)

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REASSESSMENT IN THIS MODULE:

Reassessment will be done through a translation portfolio to be submitted by the student in the August resit period.

​What is translation?

1. The process of translation.
2. Methods of translation.
3. Text functions.
4. False friends
5. Anglicisms in Spanish.

Along with these topics on translation, lessons will also cover some of the most difficult English grammar topics for Spanish students when and if necessary. These will include:

1. Structures after verbs, adjectives and nouns.
2. The passive voice.
3. Relative clauses.
4. Indirect speech.

Word formation.

• Bassnett, S. and Lefevere, A. 1998. Constructing Cultures: Essays on Literary Translation. Multilingual Matters: Clevedon
• Huddleston, Rodney. 1998. English Grammar. An Outline. Cambridge: C.U.P.

• Merino, Ana & Patrick H. Sheerin. 2007. Manual de traducción inversa. Madrid: Auto-Didáctica.

• Merino, José & Susan Taylor. 2002. Manual práctico de traducción directa. Madrid: Auto-Didáctica.

• Mott, B. L. and Espasa, E. 1996. A Spanish-English, English-Spanish Translation Companion for Spanish Learners of English. EUB: Barcelona.

• Quirk, Randolph & Sidney Greenbaum. 1973. A University Grammar of English. Harlow: Longman.

• Robinson, D. 2003. Becoming a Translator: an Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Translation. Routledge: London. 

• Swan, Michael. 1982. Practical English Usage. Oxford: O.U.P.

• Swan, Michael & Catherine Walter. 2008. How English Works. Oxford: O.U.P.

• Taylor, Susan. 1999. Textos literarios para traducir. Español- Inglés. Nivel Avanzado. Madrid: Auto-Didáctica.

• Zaro, Juan Jesús & Michael Truman. 1999. Manual de Traducción. Textos españoles e ingleses traducidos y comentados. Madrid: SGEL.

Free Journals on Translation

•El cuaderno de bitácora: http://www.elcuadernodebitacora.org/
•Meta: http://www.erudit.org/revue/meta/index.html#liste
•Punto y Coma: http://europa.eu.int/comm/translation/bulletins/puntoycoma/numeros.html
•Revista Debate Terminológico: http://www.riterm.net/revista/
•Terminology Tutorial by Silvia Pavel: http://www.termium.gc.ca/didacticiel_tutorial/english/lesson1/index_e.html
•Terminology Work in Brief: http://www.tsk.fi/fi/info/inbrief.html
•TTR: http://www.erudit.org/revue/ttr/2005/v18/n1/index.html
•Terminometro: http://www.terminometro.info/modules/articles/accueil/index.php

Terminology

•AETER: http://www.aeter.org/home.asp  
•CINDOC: http://www.cindoc.csic.es/
•TERMESP: http://www.cindoc.csic.es/info/innotec.html
•INFOTERM: http://www.infoterm.info/standardization/iso_639_1_2002.php
•IULATERM: http://www.iula.upf.es/iulaterm/tpreses.htm
•UNIÓN LATINA: http://www.unilat.org/SG/index.es.asp
•REALITER: http://www.realiter.net/
•TERMILAT: http://www.termilat.info/
•RITerm: http://www.riterm.net/

Data Banks for Terminology

•BANQUE DE TERMINOLOGIE DU QUEBEC: http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/bibliotheque/dictionnaires/Internet/Index/.
•CRITER: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/dglf/terminologie/La_base_de_donnees_CRITER.htm.
•EURODICAUTOM: http://ec.europa.eu/eurodicautom/Controller      
•EUSKALTERM: http://www1.euskadi.net/euskalterm/indice_c.htm.
http://criminet.ugr.es/recpc/recpc_citas-e.html
•INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION DATA BANK: http://www.itu.int/terminology/index.html.
•ONCOTERM: http://www.ugr.es/~oncoterm/.
•Service de la Langue Francaise: http://www.cfwb.be/franca/bd/bd.htm.
•TERMCAT: www.termcat.net.
•TERMIUM: http://www.termium.com/
•UNESCO DATA BANK: http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=9165&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html.
•WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION DATA BANK: http://wtoterm.wto.org/.

Other sites

•PORTALINGUA: http://www.portalingua.info/es/recherche/recherche_avancee/1/index.php
•TERMINOLOGY FORUM: http://www.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/