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Marygrove College, Detroit – Modern Language Translation

Oakland University - Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

 

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Marygrove College, Detroit

Marygrove College, Detroit – Modern Language Translation

Program Description

The Translation Certificate requires completion of fifteen credit hours in the following courses offered in Arabic, French, and Spanish:   Principles of Translation Translation Workshop I Translation Workshop II Business Translation Workshop Cooperative Field Experience   COURSE DESCRIPTIONS   Principles of Translation This course, taught in English, serves as an introduction to the Translation Certificate Programs in French, Spanish, and Arabic. The course includes a survey of the main theories of translation and interpretation, a methodology section dealing with the linguistic and cultural aspects of language transfer, and a professional component including an overview of career opportunities and state-of-the art practices. Translation Workshop I This course focuses on the translation of journalistic, commercial, legal, and scientific texts from Arabic/French/Spanish into English. The course includes the presentation of linguistic and cultural issues affecting meaning transfer from the original text into English. It also introduces the interpretation process. Translation Workshop II This course, which is a continuation of Translation Workshop I, also includes translations of contemporary literary excerpts and practice tests from the American Translators Association. Business Translation Workshop This workshop focuses on the translation of Arabic/French/Spanish business texts into English. Texts include printed and online promotional and informational material, as well as various types of business correspondence and transactions. Cooperative Field Experience This course provides an opportunity for supervised field experience or free-lance translation work. It includes the preparation of a professional portfolio.

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Editor notes

The Modern Language Translation program is a good choice for professionals who plan to pursue a career in translation and train for the American Translators Association (ATA) certification. The certificate is also intended for individuals who wish to communicate effectively in a multilingual and multicultural work environment. The sequence of courses provides translation training from Arabic, French, or Spanish into English.

Link

http://www.marygrove.edu/academics/translation/

Contact Information

Marygrove College Department of English and Modern Languages Lourdes Torres, Ph.D. 8425 West McNichols Road Detroit, MI 48221-2599 Phone: (313) 927-1363   Email: ltorres@marygrove.edu

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Oakland University

Oakland University - Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Program Description

MLL offers undergraduate translation-related majors in French, German, Japanese and Spanish language and literature and minors in the same languages plus Chinese and Japanese.   The major programs, with focus on language and literature, offer the following translation courses:   Translation: Spanish/German/French into English Introduction to translation utilizing a variety of materials (commercial, technical and literary).   Translation: English into Spanish/German/French Further development of translation skills utilizing a variety of materials (commercial, technical and literary).   Independent Translation Project Directed annotated translation from Spanish/German/French into English of a major work or works in the student's field.   The minor programs have the following translation courses:   Chinese:   Grammar Review Through Translation Review Chinese grammar through translation of a variety of materials from English to Chinese and Chinese to English. Translation: Chinese Translation from Chinese to English of a range of materials from commercial and technical to literary.   Japanese:   Translation: Japanese Translation from Japanese to English of a range of materials from commercial and technical to literary, with emphasis on idiomatic English.

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Editor notes

With an excellent coverage of literature, culture and linguistics, the courses offered by the Oakland University have also translation courses on different subjects such as commercial, technical and literary texts, conveying invaluable knowledge for the student willing to work as a translator.

Link

http://www2.oakland.edu/dml/

Contact Information

Office of Undergraduate Admissions 101 North Foundation Hall Rochester, MI 48309-4401 Phone: (800) OAK-UNIV E-mail: ouinfo@oakland.edu

 

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