Location

Community Services & Continuing Education - Cairo

Objectives

• Translation is one of the most fundamental of human activities, allowing us to interact with one another within and across cultures.

Outcomes

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...Explore the variety of definitions of translation and their implications, as well as common misconceptionsCollaborate with other learners to share examples of translation and interpreting drawn from daily life, and put them into contextDescribe the diverse roles of translators, interpreters and localisersReflect on the spaces in which translation takes place and their bearing on practiceDesign a commission or briefing for a translator/interpreter, ensuring that all the necessary components are in placeEvaluate differing conceptions of "quality" in translation

Course Contents

Definitions and metaphors of translationVarieties of translation, for example: phonetic, interlingual and cultural translationTranslators in historyThe role of translatorsProfessional ethics and codes of conductWhere translation takes placeWriting a successful translation commissionThe nature of quality in translation