? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : PPL-P-MTLING

To examine modern thinking about translation within the context of applied linguistics, and with particular attention to problems of textual meaning; to look at how translation theory corresponds to translation practice.

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Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 11:10 12:00 Central Lecture Wednesday 11:10 12:00 Central Lecture Thursday 11:10 12:00 Central

Understanding of key issues and positions within recent linguistically-informed approaches to translation; ability to discuss these issues with respect to languages the students knows, and to analyse actual translated texts within the parameters of the approaches studied.

Project (100%).

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Toni Noble
Tel : (0131 6)51 3188
Email : Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof John Joseph
Tel : (0131 6)50 3497
Email : John.Joseph@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/