The English Department offers weekly translation classes at four levels. All enrolments are subject to a placement test. It is important to note that translation skills at the start of a course do not always match general skills in the foreign language.
Translation demands separate skills.
Only students whose general English is at least at upper-intermediate, or First Certificate in English standard have enough English to enrol at the basic level. The 15-week T3 course continues, working on slightly more difficult texts. Chantal Petit, Dip. The first semester is spent mainly on written translation, and oral translation is practised towards the end of the second semester. To ensure equal-ability levels in the class, all new students have to sit a test before enrolling.