3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023534ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Julie Deconinck (course titular)
Bastien De Clercq
Activities and contact hours
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
39 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

In this course we will translate from English into Dutch and vice versa, as well as paraphrase and summarize English texts (so-called intralingual translation). We will use a wide range of source utterances and source texts for this purpose, varying in terms of length, medium, topic, genre, context, and communicative goals. The translation exercises will also serve to consolidate your knowledge of English and Dutch grammar by comparing Dutch and English sentence structures and tense systems. We will also discuss the specific idiomaticity of the two languages so that literal translations can be avoided.  

We will pay attention to both translation product and translation process, reflect on translation challenges (e.g. content, lexical or grammatical pitfalls), as well as identify and motivate our own translation choices and in sample translations. The assignments themselves - individually or in collaboration - will also vary. You will also become acquainted with the technological translation tools available for translating from Dutch into English (and vice versa) and learn to use them effectively.  

The course has the following concrete objectives:

1) supporting both your English language acquisition process and your Dutch language proficiency as regards grammar and vocabulary (words and phrases), as well as the 4 language skills (speaking, listening, writing, reading), with a particular focus on writing; 

2) fostering your language awareness by reflecting on the similarities and differences between the two language systems;

3) boosting your translation and intercultural skills by reflecting on the similarities and differences in language use in various settings and to achieve varying communicative goals.

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Vertalen Engels I: praktijk, Julie Deconinck & Bastien De Clercq
Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, students

  • can translate a wide range of English texts to Dutch and vice versa (English language proficiency level: B2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
  • can paraphrase and/or summarize a range of source texts in English;  
  • can find an adequate solution to translation problems;
  • have strengthened their understanding of the specificity of the English language (grammar and syntax) and widened their range of expression (words and phrases).

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
Other determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written exam with a relative weight of 80 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

    Note: 2nd exam session: 100% written exam

Within the Other category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Permanente evaluatie with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

    Note: No continuous assessment in second exam session.

Additional info regarding evaluation

1st exam session: 80% written exam, 20% continuous assessment

2nd exam session: 100% written exam

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Frans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Duits-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)