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The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

Norwegian, other languages used for translation. Students must work in the language pair for which they have been admitted to the programme.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

After completing the course, the student will have in-depth knowledge about

  • the main characteristics of selected types of business and legal texts.
  • the main similarities and differences between the two languages the student works with, pertaining to business and legal texts.
  • the main language resources and digital tools that are used by professional translators and writers within the fields of business and law.

Skills

After completing the course, the student will be able to

  • critically assess, select and use different language resources and digital tools while writing or translating business and legal texts.
  • translate different kinds of complex and relatively demanding business and legal texts between languages in the language pair that the student works with.

Contents

The students will gain knowledge and skills vital to producing professional translations of business and legal texts. The course focuses on research-based knowledge of business and legal translation, and the students are expected to practically apply this to their translation tasks. Different language resources (like corpora, term banks, standards) and digital solutions for translating and working with terminology will be critically assessed and used for practical tasks.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching consists of seminars and working with texts while receiving tutor guidance. In the seminars, the students will study and discuss course reading and real-life examples linked to the texts and working with texts will be the foundation for student discussions. In addition to this, students will complete and hand in multiple translation assignments. The seminars will also include of textual analysis.

Estimated workload: 270 hours.

Examination requirements

Students must hand in and pass five written assignments. Assignment requirements will be specified in Canvas.

Examinations

Individual portfolio exam containing a selection of the students’ own work handed in during the course. The portfolio will consist of three of the texts, all weighted equally. Detailed information about the portfolio will be given in Canvas. Grade A to F.

Student evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes, if there are places available.

Admission Requirement if given as a free-standing course

Same admission requirements apply as for the master's programme in Translation and Professional Communication.
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