922-046 LaTrobe-MG3/4TLM:Translation: Lgl & Med

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Prerequisites

922-113 LaTrobe-MG2/3PA2:Pre-Advan'd.Mod.Greek 2 or an approved equivalent for Third Year. Admission to combined Honours for Fourth Year.

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Subject Description

In this subject students are introduced to the theory and practice of translation of selected types of legal and medical texts from English into Greek and vice versa. In the process students should develop advanced skills in written and oral expression and in the interpretation of texts. Topics include: overview of legal and medical issues in Greece, Cyprus and Australia, translation techniques, terminology, analysis and evaluation of examples of translation, oral and written summary of texts in the other language, and resources for translators. This subject is appropriate for those interested in seeking employment requiring bilingual skills or in obtaining professional qualifications in translation and interpreting.

Assessment

Regular assignments totalling 1500 words, a 750 word translation project, a 500 word skills-related diary, a 90-minute written test, and class participation.

Prescribed Texts

• E Gentzler, Contemporary Translation Theories. Routledge.
• D Holton, P Mackridge & I Philippaki-Warburton, Greek, A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language. Routledge 1997.
• L Robinson, A Handbook for Legal Interpreters. Law Book Co.
• D Stavropoulos & A Hornby, Oxford English-Greek Learner's Dictionary. OUP 1982.
• D Stavropoulos, Oxford Greek-English Learner's Dictionary. OUP 1988.