| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A3 | Produce and present a translation in accordance with clients' instructions. | |
| A4 | Produce a translation following Spanish or English rhetoric conventions and applicable textual genre standards. | |
| A7 | Identify information and documentation needs and develop strategies for documentary and terminological research. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B2 | Resoldre problemes complexos en contextos multidisciplinaris relacionats amb l'activitat professional de la traducció | |
| B3 | Treballar de forma autònoma amb responsabilitat i iniciativa | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C1 | Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies | |
| C2 | Be able to manage information and knowledge | |
| C5 | Be able to define and develop their academic and professional project |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A3 |
Segueix amb efectivitat les instruccions especificades en l'encàrrec de traducció | |
| A4 |
Identifica la funció pràctica d'un text en anglès i espanyol Transfereix amb èxit el tipus textual, la forma lingüística i la funció textual de manera bidireccional en el parell anglès-espanyol en funció de l'encàrrec de traducció Identifica la funció pràctica d'un text especialitzat en anglès i espanyol | |
| A7 |
Maximitza els recursos al seu abast per solucionar els problemes de traducció de manera autònoma Utilitza amb aprofitament diccionaris, recursos de documentació i bases de dades en la producció de traduccions especialitzades Gestiona la informació recopilada i els coneixements adquirits mitjançant les TIC | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B2 |
Identify problems and take decisions to solve them. Provide alternative solutions to a problem and evaluate risks and advantages. Find appropriate solutions. | |
| B3 |
Recognize the good and bad points of their approach to a particular task. Decide how to do a particular job so that it is of the highest quality possible. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C1 |
Use software for off-line communication: word processors, spreadsheets and digital presentations. Use software for on-line communication: interactive tools (web, moodle, blogs, etc.), e-mail, forums, chat rooms, video conferences, collaborative work tools, etc. | |
| C2 |
Locate and access information effectively and efficiently. Critically evaluate information and its sources, and add it to their own knowledge base and system of values. Have a full understanding of the economic, legal, social and ethical implications of accessing and using information. Reflect on, review and evaluate the information management process. | |
| C5 |
Develop resources and strategies that will ease their transition into working life. |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Translation resources | Specialized dictionaries and online glossaries Terminology databases Forum index and online query strategies |
| Translation practice | The specificity of the scientific-technical translation Scientific-technical texts and their function The scientific language |
| Problems of scientific and technical translation. | |
| Translation process | Individual projects. Group projects. |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises |
|
28 | 42 | 70 | ||||||
| IT-based practicals |
|
28 | 44 | 72 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
|
2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Introduction to the virtual platform, review of contents of the teaching guide and evaluation. |
| Problem solving, exercises | Prepared exercises for terminological searches and creation of databases from parallel and comparable corpora. |
| IT-based practicals | Scientific-technical translations, English-Spanish and Spanish-English with specific instructions |
| Personal attention | Resolution of doubts through forums and synchronous and asynchronous communication tools. |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| The purpose of this orientation is to plan, guide, dynamize, follow and evaluate the student's learning process taking into account their profile interests, needs, previous knowledge, etc.) and the characteristics / requirements of the context (EHEA, academic profile / Professional, socio-labor demand, etc.). To this end, the virtual space will be used in Moodle as well as synchronous and asynchronous communication tools (videoconference and electronic mail). |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises |
|
Terminological searches. Terminological database bulding. Participation in Forums. |
20% 20% 10% |
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| IT-based practicals |
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English-Spanish scientific-technical translation. Spanish-English scientific-technical translation Translation management. |
20% 20% 10% |
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| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Edith Grossman , Why Translation Matters , Yale University, 2010
Anthony Pym, Translation Solutions for Many Languages: Histories of a flawed dream, Bloomsbury, 2016
Fenando Navarro, Diccionario de dudas y dificultades de traducción del inglés médico, Libro Rojo, 2015 |
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| Complementary |
Valerie Matarese (ed.), Supporting Research Writing: Roles and Challenges in Multilingual Settings, Oxford Cambridge New Delhi: 2013,
Lawrence Venutti (ed.), The Translation Studies Reader, Routledge: 2001, |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.