APG5690 Applied translation
Faculty of Arts
APG5690 Applied translation is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Suzhou (SEU). It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Suzhou (SEU)
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for APG5690. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before APG5690
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5690
No unit lists APG5690 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4814
Overview
In this unit students apply theoretical approaches to practical translation tasks in a variety of textual genres. The unit aims to develop students' abilities to translate texts of increasing levels of complexity and specialisation. The unit explores translation across a range of media. It complements APG5048 Translation for Special Purposes, adopting a similar approach to learning and assessment, but exploring different genres and professional contexts.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Suzhou (SEU) | Online |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and discuss problems that specialised textual genres pose for translation;
- 2
Critically apply theoretical approaches to formulate strategies in response to translation problems;
- 3
Use a variety of specialised tools to translate effectively;
- 4
Employ effective strategies to translate multimodal texts, such as audiovisual and web-based texts.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Thomas Chase
- Dr Shani Tobias
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Shani Tobias
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5690?
APG5690 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5690 offered?
In 2020, APG5690 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Suzhou (SEU), with an online option.
How much work is APG5690?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Translation Studies
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.250
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020