The Business of Translation

Overview

An introduction to the environment in which the professional translator operates, the nature of the translation process, and the evaluation of the appropriateness of the various products of translation.

Learning Objectives

Students will acquire the knowledge of professional translation activity that will allow them to work as professional translators; they will learn how to interrogate their own practice through think-aloud protocols, and they will develop key skills in judging the fitness for purpose of translated texts.

Skills

Entrepreneurial and business-related skills; reflective learning skills; skills of critical analysis; skills in assessing fitness for purpose of a variety of text types.

Assessment

One 2500 word project