LFU:online

The aim of this course is to produce translations of medical texts of different technical degrees. The translations have to be functional and adequate for this text type. Students will also develop translation strategies by using tools such as dictionaries and other research options. In addition to that students will learn basic terminology and how to obtain informative material.

We will translate medical texts, of different technical degrees, related to XXX. The texts will cover specific topics related to medicine. In doing so we will work on different sub-topics and text types and we will use tools and parallel texts. Developing research skills will also be part of the course.

Students will focus on text type analysis and work with parallel texts; they will do online research and practical translation work. Students will discuss their translations in small groups and in front of the entire class.

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Reading lists and course materials will be provided in class or electronically.

In order to attend this course, students need to have passed the complete 2^nd diploma examination (“2. Diplomprüfung”) in their 1^st and the 2^nd foreign language (translating to and from the target language(s)) or have completed the bachelor’s degree.

Registration is only possible online on LFU. For organizational reasons attendance in the first class is mandatory.