Unit name | Theories of Translation 2 |
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Unit code | MODLM2036 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Mason |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Theories of Translation (MODLM2015) |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Students study a range of historical and socio-cultural approaches to translation with a particular emphasis on questions of ideology, gender and power-relations. With guidance from their tutor, they will choose an existing published translation and develop an appropriate theoretical framework within which to analyse and evaluate the translation strategies involved.