Business English translation

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Course ID:	1.N3.EP.BE.9
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 English translation
Name in Polish:	Business English translation
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Philology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Studia niestacjonarne
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	5.00 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
The semester in which the subject is carried out:	semester 5
Education profile:	part time studies academic profile
Type of course:	elective courses obligatory courses
Mode:	(in Polish) Realizowany w sali
Requirements:	Business English elective module
Student workload:	ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 5 1 ECTS - 30 hrs in class participation 3,5 ECTS - 100hrs preparation to classes (self-study and translations) 0,5 ECTS - 10hrs consultations with the course instructor
Short description:	Course description This is a course designated to Business English Module. It gives students practice in Business English translation.
Full description:	Course objectives - familiarising the students with strategies used in administrative translations of business texts - practising translation strategies used in administrative translations of business texts ------------------- Course content Features of specialised business texts and their translation Aspects of business text analysis in specialised translation Translation problems and procedures for business English texts Aspects of equivalence in translating business English texts Features of business and marketing texts such as genres, text-types, terminology, etc. ------------------- Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity: material analysis, discussion, vocabulary excersises, individual work, group work, ICT tools/MSTeams
Bibliography:	Reading list Barańczak, Stanisław 2004: Ocalone w tłumaczeniu, Kraków: Wydawnictwo a5. Bassnett, Susan 2002: Translation Studies. London: Routledge. Belczyk, Arkadiusz, 2009: Poradnik tłumacza. Kraków: Idea. Berezowski, Leszek , Jak czytać i rozumieć angielskie umowy? Wyd. Beck, 2017 Bukowski, Piotr, Magda Heydel (red.) 2009: Współczesne teorie przekładu: antologia. Kraków: Znak. Jendrych, Elżbieta, 2016, Business Phrases, Collocations and Metaphors. Glossary with Practice and Answer Key, Wyd. Beck Kowalska-Wilanowska, Monika, 2016 , English for Business Professionals. Wyd. Beck. Kowalska-Wilanowska, Monika, 2019 , English for Business Communication Skills. Wyd. Beck.
Learning outcomes:	Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019 Knowledge Student knows and understands 1. the English business language; knows the lexical-grammatical and stylistic rules of the English business language, and the rules of the selection of means for expressing specific types of information used in translations (m-W-1/P6S_WG) Skills Student can 2. search, analyze, select and use specialised business texts utilizing various sources and methods, including online resources, when approaching translations of these texts (m-U-1/P6S_UW) 3. use the English language at C1 level in writing with relative fluency, accuracy and communication efficiency when translating business texts (m-U-2/P6S_UK) Social competences Student is ready to 4. specify the priorities for the implementation of their goals and tasks designated by others in the business context when translating business texts (m-K-1/P6S_KR)
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes 1. Active participation in classes - 45% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4) 2. Written assignments (translations) - 55% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4) Pass at 60% of the final grade

Classes in period "Winter semestr 2023/2024" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-02-29	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH FR SA CW
Type of class:	Class, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf, Tomasz Gornat
Group instructors:	Tomasz Gornat
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Class - Grading

Classes in period "Winter semestr 2024/2025" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-02-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Class, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	(unknown)
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Examination:	Course - Grading Class - Grading

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