Upon successful completion of the course unit, the student will be familiar with the characteristics of translating in specialised subjects, the various text types, and the language used in specialised subjects. The student will be able to identify problems related to translation in specialised subjects and to find solutions to them. The student will be familiar with the methods of information searching relevant to translation in specialised subjects and will be able to use different translation tools in a critical manner.
Contents
The course unit explores the features, various translation situations, and text types of translating in specialised subjects. The course unit also provides information on scientific and popular-scientific texts, text analysis, and information searching, as well as on dictionaries and vocabularies of translation in specialised translation.
Teaching language
Finnish
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
Finnish
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Option
2
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Essay
In
Finnish
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Belongs to following study modules
School of Language, Translation and Literary Studies