ARAB 306           2 Credit Hours

Translation Exercises

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Abass Umar Mohammed

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.

Course Content

This course is a continuation of ARAB 305. The course further introduces students to

advanced translation exercises. Students are engaged in series of translation exercises dealing

with more complex sentence structures with special emphasis on key translation rules, methods and strategies.

Teaching

Wednesdays, 05:25pm – 07:30pm                             

The Course is taught in the form of lectures and class discussions. There would be 5 weeks of reading and analysis and the remaining 8 weeks for practices and exercises to provide students with regular, guided practices in translating different types of specialized texts. The student is, in addition, required to watch Arab news, and documentary programs at the Multimedia room to enhance the students’ cultural awareness. 

Formative Coursework

Student’s general performance is assessed through class debates, group presentations, written assignment, class tests and final end-of Semester Examination

Indicative reading

1.      al-Wahab, D. Ibrahim I.:  Law Dictionary: English-Arabic. Beirut: Librairie du Liban, 1972.

2.      Wahba, Magdi.:  An English-Arabic Vocabulary of Scientific, Technical and Cultural Terms; with an index of Arabic words and phrases.  Cairo: L.D.F., 1968

3.      Wortabet, John.:  English-Arabic and Arabic-English Dictionary.  New York: F. Ungar Publishing Co., 1954.

4.      Mustapha Mohammad Jabar.: Translation Directory. Cairo, Igeel Publishing Co., 1997.

5.      I. Matar, Ph. Seyegh, F. Odeh: The New Translation Course, Book 1 & 2. Beirut, Lebanon Publishing Co. 1992.

6.      Hassan Ghazala,: Translation as Problem and Solution, Valeta, Elga Publication, 

          1995.

7. الترجمة الحديثة للصفوف المتوسطة, (الجزئين), مكتبة لبنان ناشرون - مطر, صايغ, عوده,

Assessment and Grading                                                     

Interim Assessment and Presentation and Class Participation           30%

Final Exam                                                                                          70%

Grading Scale:

Letter Grade              Marks                   Grade Point               Interpretation

A                               80 – 100                     4.0                          Outstanding

B+                             75 – 79                      3.5                           Very Good

B                               70 – 74                      3.0                           Good

C+                             65 – 69                      2.5                          Fairly Good

C                               60 – 64                       2.0                          Average

D+                             55 – 59                      1.5                          Below Average

D                               50 – 54                      1.0                          Marginal Pass

E                               45 - 49                          0.5                         Unsatisfactory

F                                0 – 44                           0                          Fail

Refer to Undergraduate Handbook or Refer to Postgraduate Handbook (as applicable).