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SPAN 422

Special Topics in Translation

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Selected issues and problems in the theory and practice of translation, e.g., theories of translation, literary translation, legal translation, techno-scientific translation.

Requirements

Prerequisites

SPAN 315
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

SPAN 315.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Every Spring

Terms

spring

Core

CO11

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify main issues and concerns in translating literary and non-literary texts.
  • categorize and analyze literary and cultural concepts pertinent to literary translation.
  • demonstrate their comprehension of the main principles of literaryand non-literary translation by translating texts from English into Spanish and from Spanish into English.
  • demonstrate their competence in literary translation by completing a translation project on a text of their choosing.
  • demonstrate competence in identifying some language variations and how these signal cultural issues to be considered in the translation process.
  • examine and evaluate cultural issues of the Spanish-speaking world and the US, and determine the best language options to fulfill the cultural expectations of the target readership.