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 922-046 Modern Greek Translation: Legal and Medical

Note

Formerly available as 150-176/276/376/476. Students who have completed 150-176/276/376/476 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

3rd and 4th year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Professor E Gauntlett

Prerequisites

Intermediate Modern Greek B or Advanced Modern Greek 2 or equivalent.

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Contact

Three hours per week

Subject Description

Theory and practice of translation of medical and legal documents from Modern Greek into English and vice-versa. Analysis and evaluation of examples of translation; techniques of translation; resources for translators. Consolidation and extension of bilingual skills. Students enrolled in 150-176 also study the socio-cultural and historical background to contemporary Greek usage.

Assessment

Written work, class tests and oral tests, and an examination totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • D Gelis, Greek-English & English-Greek medical dictionary.
  • E Gentzler, Contemporary translation theories. Routledge.
  • G Perris, A Greek-English and English dictionary of legal terms.
  • L Robinson, A handbook for legal interpreters. Law Book Co.
  • D Stavropoulos, Oxford Greek-English & English-Greek Learner's Dictionary. OUP.
  • R Clogg, A Concise History of Greece. CUP.
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