Admission requirements
Students should be sufficiently proficient in English and Dutch. This course is part of the minor Translation and cannot be taken separately.
Description
It is a common misconception that any native speaker of Dutch who has a reasonable working knowledge of the English language is qualified to be a translator. The aim of this introductory course on translation is to familiarize its participants with the challenges a translator faces. In tutorial, we discuss the translations and editing assignments you have prepared at home. There will be two written translation examinations: one in the Reading Week and one at the end of the course.
Course objectives
Ability to translate reasonably complex Dutch texts that do not contain specialist information or terminology into grammatically and stylistically correct English – with the aid of dictionaries and thesauri.
Ability to edit English texts.
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Assessment method
Assessment
Midterm translation test
End-of-term translation and editing test
To pass the course, you need to score no lower than a 6.0 pass for the end-of-term exam.
Attendance is compulsory. Missing more than two tutorials means that students will be excluded from the tutorials. Unauthorized absence also applies to being unprepared, not participating and/or not bringing the relevant course materials to class..
Weighing
Midterm translation test: 30%
End-of-term translation and editing test: 70%
Resit
Students can resit failed components. Note that the mark for all course components needs to be 6.0 to pass.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
- Introduction to Translation from Dutch to English: Reader available from Brightspace .
Recommended:
Dorst, A.G., Weltens, B., & Hannay, M. (2014). Van tekst naar text: Taal- en vertaalvaardigheid Engels. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho.
Lemmens, M., & Parr, T. (2002). Handboek voor de vertaler Nederlands-Engels. (Praktische tips). N.P.: Teamwork.
Foster et al (2018) English Grammar through Dutch Eyes. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal
Remarks
Not applicable.