Small group work in translation of scientific, technical or business writing, or other types of expository prose in the student's area of specialty. May be repeated to six hours. Practice translations progress from the most purely informational to the artistic.
Samples are from both public and personal texts, most of which are written.
We will do sample technical translations in order to learn about the demands of such work. The use of varied reference materials is an important part of the course, both as a topic for discussion and a practical matter. Class meetings are devoted to consideration of guidelines, suggestions for and examples of translating. All independent translating practice is afterwards considered in class. An introductory knowledge of current reference materials, primarily for language but also for culture.