B.A. Translation

This course is an introduction to the various approaches and theories of translation. It focuses on the fundamentals of translation theory to facilitate the comprehension of translation’s multidisciplinary nature, and the variety of theoretical approaches that can be taken to the underlying principles and to work in the field. It also focuses on the use of theory in text analysis before and after translation, the metalanguage elements, the role of the translator’s decision making process, and techniques/strategies that students might employ to tackle recurring translation problems.