Study profile

Study profile

Programme

B.A. in English - Specialization: Translation

Humanities

English

Bachelor

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Department

none

Programme website

http://wa.amu.edu.pl/wa/node/5617

3 years (6 semesters)

ECTS points

180

Programme description

his specialization will be launched at the undergraduate level in the academic year 2014/2015 and will offer an additional module of specialized courses devoted to translation and interpreting (liaison), as well as intercultural communication. The program has been designed to introduce students to translation as a process and as a profession. The specialized courses in the first year will focus on the acquisition and use of vocabulary from domains such as politics, media, culture, science and technology, business, law, medicine and health. During the first two semesters students will learn how to translate terminology from those fields. Starting from the second year, students will participate in translation workshops where they incorporate the knowledge gained in the previous year. They will also be introduced to the linguistic and cultural aspects of translation and interpreting, as well as intercultural communication. In the fourth semester, students will get familiar with liaison interpreting and will continue practising it during the next semesters. They will gain practical knowlegde during translation workshops where they deal with texts on tourism, press and the media, science and technology, business and law. Finally, students will be introduced to the theoretical fundamentals of audiovisual translation.

Requirements

Command of Polish and English (at least C1 level)

Remarks

FORMAT TESTU SPRAWDZAJĄCEGO PREDYSPOZYCJE DO TŁUMACZENIA - test leksykalno-gramatyczny z języka angielskiego i polskiego (np. transformacje gramatyczne, tłumaczenie słówek, synonimy, test na kolokacje) - 2 teksty o tematyce ogólnej do przetłumaczenia (jeden na polski i jeden na angielski), - test wiedzy ogólnej (kultura, sztuka, sport, polityka, wydarzenia bieżące)

Next programme begins

2018-10-01

Next programme ends

2021-09-30

Application deadline

2018-07-01

Tuition, other fees applicable

Registration: 50 EUR; Tuition: 2500 EUR/year

Contact

Faculty of English Adam Mickiewicz University

Address

Al. Niepodległości 4, 61-874 Poznan, Poland

Phone

+48 61 829 35 06

Fax

+48 61 852 31 03

E-mail

anglistyka@wa.amu.edu.pl