| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A1 | Identify the social role of the translator and apply and integrate professional ethical standards to the translation practice. | |
| A2 | Negotiate with the client and manage workloads, stress, costs and income and continuous training. | |
| 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. | |
| A5 | Identify and transfer linguistic variation, cultural elements and pragmatic features in English and Spanish texts. Recognize their function and meaning. | |
| A6 | Describe and self-evaluate comprehension problems in English and Spanish and apply strategies to solve them. | |
| A7 | Identify information and documentation needs and develop strategies for documentary and terminological research. | |
| A8 | Prepare drafts, reformulate, restructure, synthesize and post-edit effectively in English and Spanish. | |
| A9 | Use effectively a set of CAT tools in translation, correction, publishing, terminology, formatting and documentary research (e.g. word processors, spell checkers and grammar, Internet, translation memories, terminology databases , speech recognition programs). | |
| A10 | Prepare and produce a translation in different formats and for different media / technical means. | |
| A11 | Become familiar with and adopt new multimedia and audiovisual translation tools, translation memories and machine translation. | |
| A12 | Create and manage databases and files for their use in the field of translation and linguistic consulting. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B1 | Learning to learn | |
| B2 | Resoldre problemes complexos en contextos multidisciplinaris relacionats amb l'activitat professional de la traducció | |
| B3 | Treballar de forma autònoma amb responsabilitat i iniciativa | |
| B4 | Treballar en equip de forma col•laborativa i responsabilitat compartida, en clau de lideratge | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C1 | Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies | |
| C2 | Be able to manage information and knowledge | |
| C3 | Be able to express themselves correctly both orally and in writing in one of the two official languages of the URV | |
| C4 | Be committed to ethics and social responsibility as citizens and professionals | |
| C5 | Be able to define and develop their academic and professional project |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A1 |
Respon adequadament als problemes ètics que pugui originar l'encàrrec de traducció Actua amb responsabilitat i ètica professional davant un encàrrec de traducció | |
| A2 |
Sap calcular els costos i facturar serveis en l'àmbit de la traducció i l'assessoria lingüística Reconeix i respon adequadament a les necessitats del client i del mercat en un entorn de traducció professional Planteja de manera clara i efectiva els seus dubtes respecte a l'encàrrec de traducció i les condicions del mateix | |
| 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 | |
| A5 |
Transfereix amb èxit elements estilístics, pragmàtics i culturals de manera bidireccional en el parell lingüístic anglès-espanyol en funció de l'encàrrec de traducció | |
| A6 |
Desenvolupa estratègies per solucionar els propis problemes de comprensió de manera bidireccional en el parell lingüístic anglès-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 | |
| A8 |
Domina les diferents tècniques de revisió per a l'edició i postedició de traduccions Identifica i soluciona problemes d'expressió en la llengua d'arribada | |
| A9 |
Aprofita les tecnologies de la traducció disponibles per augmentar l'eficiència de l'acompliment professional Sap utilitzar les eines informàtiques més avançades per a l'exercici de la tasca traductora Aprofita les tecnologies de la traducció disponibles a l'hora d'editar i posteditar una traducció | |
| A10 |
Presenta les traduccions al format físic i electrònic adequat a l'encàrrec de traducció | |
| A11 |
Aprèn a adaptar-se als canvis tecnològics en funció de les necessitats del client i del mercat S'adapta a qualsevol tipus d'eina per a la traducció o edició present o futura | |
| A12 |
Gestiona arxius de forma eficient en funció de l'ús al que estiguin destinats | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B1 |
Autonomously adopt learning strategies in each situation. | |
| 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. | |
| B4 |
Help to define, organize and distribute the group’s tasks. Finish the tasks assigned to them in the time allowed and with the resources available. Accept and comply with the rules of the group. | |
| 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. | |
| C3 |
Produce grammatically correct written texts Produce well-structured, clear and rich written texts Produce written texts that are appropriate to the communicative situation | |
| C4 |
Respect fundamental rights and equality between men and women. Be respectful of and promote human rights and the principles of universal accessibility, equal opportunities, non-discrimination and universal accessibility for th ose with special educational needs. Be respectful of the values of a culture of peace and democracy. | |
| C5 |
Develop resources and strategies that will ease their transition into working life. |
| Selection technique and assignment |
| Procedures |
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Internships are allocated by the coordinator in collaboration with the corresponding entity according to the preferences and profile of the student (specialized translation subjects they have enrolled in and how they relate to the entity main focus of work). |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | ||||||||||||||||||
| Introductory activities |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Selection/assignation of an external work experience programme |
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring external work experience |
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1 | 40 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| Work placement |
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0 | 60 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Report |
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0 | 47 | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| (*) 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Specific action plan / execution |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | • Share information about objectives • Availability of academic tutor • Guidelines for the intermediate and final follow-up report, practices portfolio and final report. • Facilitate working guides on making memories, and follow-up reports • Report the evaluation criteria |
| Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring external work experience | • Follow-up of the internship • Detect and solve problems • Intermediate Follow-up confirmation • Monitoring of memory development |
| Work placement | 60-hour internship, distributed in daily 2-3 hour shifts under the supervision of a professional tutor from the student's destination entity. The activities to be developed by the student will be related to translation English-Spanish-English individually or collaboratively. The student will work with computer tools commonly used as word processors or specific software such as translation memories or subtitling programs. Also, they can be assigned revision or postediting tasks to and from English. |
| Report | Self-assessment of the degree of acquisition of the competences set for the professional internship on a scale of 1 to 7. A reasoned assessment will have to be made in relation to the following questions: • List of problems raised and the procedure followed for their resolution. • Identification of the contributions that, in terms of learning, have led to practices. • Evaluation of internship and suggestions for improvement. |
| Coordination and monitoring mechanisms |
| Es durà a terme una coordinació interna (per part de la universitat) i una coordinació externa (per part del centre de pràctiques). | |||
| Description | |||
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The professional internship is managed by the internship coordinator, who is in charge of establishing contact and relationship with the companies, the academic tutor, who is in charge of the follow-up, and the professional tutor, who works for the company in which the student performs the practices. The mechanisms for monitoring the practices are articulated through periodic meetings (face-to-face or virtual by videoconference) between the professional tutor and the academic tutor and between the academic tutor and the student. |
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| Evaluation criteria and procedures |
| Es durà a terme una avaluació interna (per part de la universitat), una valoració externa (per part del centre de pràctiques) i una autovaloració (per part de l’estudiant). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mechanisms for coordinating and monitoring external work experience |
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The academic tutor will check if the practices have developed in accordance with the procedures established in the aforementioned regulations and will have to fill in the corresponding assessment report. | 10% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Work placement |
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The professional guardian is in charge of the assessment of the stay, for which he will issue a final report. Final follow-up report evaluating the student's level of compliance with practices of nuclear, transversal and specific competencies established for external practices from 1 to 7. |
60% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Report |
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In relation to the report, the student should prepare: Final Report: the student must defend and in which he has to self-assess the degree of acquisition of the competencies set for external practices on a scale of 1 to 7. Likewise, will have to make a rationale in relation to the following issues: • List of problems raised and the procedure followed for their resolution. • Identification of the contributions that, in terms of learning, have led to practices. • Evaluation of practices and suggestions for improvement. The academic tutor is responsible for evaluating the interim follow-up report and the final report. |
30% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Others | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comments and second exam session | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Xose Castro, Trabajar bien (El Trujamán), , 2011
Douglas Robinson, Becomming a Translator, 2nd, 2003
APTIC, Recull de codis deontològics en traducció, , 2011 |
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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.