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Unit of study_

ITLN3688: Italian Translation and Practice

This unit of study is concerned with translating and interpreting from and into Italian, exploring modes, techniques and genres.

Code ITLN3688
Academic unit Italian Studies
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level or 2000 level or 3000 level from Italian Studies
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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ITLN3402

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. translate texts from a variety of genres and topic areas
  • LO2. exploit dictionaries, on-line resources and thesauri
  • LO3. deal with problems of register and forms of address
  • LO4. conduct self-reflection and critical analysis in order to identify and adopt translation strategies
  • LO5. conduct background research and use teamwork to analyse and translate texts
  • LO6. understand professional ethical issues.

Unit outlines

Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.