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Business Translations

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Course ID:	1.2.5-EC-BT
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (0220) Humanities (except languages), not further defined The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Business Translations
Name in Polish:	Business Translations
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Philology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Studia stacjonarne
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Study level:	BA level studies
Field of study:	English Philology - Practical Profile
Education profile:	practical profile
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Online
Student workload:	ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of hours: 30 total number of ECTS: 2 1 ECTS – 30 hours: class participation, 1 ECTS – 20 hours: preparation + 10 hours: consultations
Short description:	Course description Course is designed to provide students with practical ability to work on effective translations of business materials, written and verbal, between English and Polish languages.
Full description:	Course objectives - to develop a practical ability to prepare translations and interpretations of business texts between English and Polish, with attention to context and purpose. --------------- Course content Working on source materials related to various aspects of business activities. Translation practice of business presentations, press articles, marketing materials, formal document templates in business context. -------------- Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity: presentation, text analysis, text translation, discussion, individual work, group work, ICT tools/MSTeams
Bibliography:	Reading list: A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): https://www.polaris.com/en-us/about/ https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/dec/06/just-never-going-to-be-ok-report-finds-luxury-brands-falling-behind-on-animal-welfare
Learning outcomes:	Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019 Knowledge The student knows and understands: 1. position and importance of the English language and philological studies in the field of business (k_W01/P6S_WG) 2. specific terminology and techniques used in translation of business materials (k_W04/P6S_WG) Skills The student can 3. read and understand texts on topics related to business (k_U05/P6S_UK) 4. translate selected texts from their mother tongue into English (k_U11/P6S_UU) 5. be innovative in solving problems through proper selection, evaluation and analysis of the obtained information (k_U02/P6S_UW) Social competences The student is ready to 6. critically evaluate their own skills and knowledge and the continuous improvement of their skills, including language ones, while carrying out professional activities such as business translation (k_K03/P6S_KK)
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Forms of evaluation of learnign outcomes: 1. Active participation in classes - 50 % of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5) 2. Translation of sample business materials - 50 % of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6) pass at 60% of the final grade

Classes in period "Summer semestr 2023/2024" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-03-01 - 2024-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH CW FR
Type of class:	Class, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf, Aleksandra Nowak-Kmieć
Group instructors:	Aleksandra Nowak-Kmieć
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Class - Grading

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