SPA 402 - Spanish and English Translation in Professional Settings

2 Hour(s)
This course is an introduction to translation as an academic discipline in professional contexts. Students learn common methods and basic terminology. Students become proficient in translation terminology and learn to identify certain challenges involved in intercultural communication. They explore and contrast linguistic structures in Spanish and English. Documents in a variety of disciplines are studied, prepared, and discussed to enable students to perform successfully in real translation situations (legal, medical, financial and commercial, technical and literary documents.) Students will practice vocabulary choice, stylistic matching and editing and learn to identify typical translation challenges. Intermediate-high proficiency in Spanish. Methods for determining the proficiency level may include oral interview, a written test, and a writing sample. Recommended for heritage speakers of Spanish in particular as a substitute for SPA 401 (Advanced Conversation).

Prerequisite(s): SPA 301 or Consent of Instructor