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Degree: Diploma
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Campus: Beirut
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Faculty: Human Sciences
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Department: English Language and Literature
Program Description
In a world of cultural and linguistic diversity, translation has always played a major role in bridging gaps, enabling interaction and exchange, and bringing people closer together.
Launched in 2005, the Translation Diploma at the English Department aims to provide students with a liberal, state-of-the-art education in translation, that stresses on sharpening students' skills and fosters self-development in the field of translation. The Diploma promotes students’ vocational knowledge and skills to enhance their potential on the job-market both as translators and as editors of translations.
With an emphasis on professionalism, the Translation Diploma seeks to provide students with new job-opportunities and career-development.
The Translation Diploma at the English Department is a one-year program that falls into two semesters. The diploma consists of 30 credit hours, which upon successful completion, grants the candidate a BAU Vocational Diploma in Translation.
Study Plan:
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
Hours Distribution |
Course Type |
| First Semester |
| TRAN501 |
TRANSLATION OF GENERAL CONTEMPORARY TEXTS (ARABIC/ENGLISH) |
2 |
(2Cr.:2Lec) |
MD |
| TRAN503 |
TRANSLATION OF SPECIALIZED TEXTS: (LEGAL, BUSINESS, MEDICAL, LITERARY, CULTURAL, ETC… ENGLISH/ARABIC) |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
MD |
| TRAN505 |
TRANSLATION THEORY & TERMINOLOGY |
2 |
(2Cr.:2Lec) |
MD |
| TRAN507 |
CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTICS |
2 |
(2Cr.:2Lec) |
MD |
| Second Semester |
| TRAN502 |
TRANSLATION INTERNSHIP (TRAINING IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING) |
2 |
(2Cr.:2Lec) |
MD |
| TRAN504 |
TRANSLATION OF SPECIALIZED TEXTS: (LEGAL, BUSINESS, MEDICAL, LITERARY, CULTURAL, ETC…. ARABIC/ENGLISH) |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
MD |
| TRAN506 |
TRANSLATION OF GENERAL CONTEMPORARY TEXTS (ENGLISH/ARABIC) |
2 |
(2Cr.:2Lec) |
MD |
| TRAN508 |
LEXICOGRAPHY |
2 |
(2Cr.:2Lec) |
MD |
Elective Department (ED)
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
Hours Distribution |
Course Type |
| TRAN511 |
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (ENGLISH/ARABIC) |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN512 |
ENGLISH/ARABIC VOCABULARY |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN513 |
ARABIC DICTIONARIES |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN514 |
LITERARY APPRECIATION |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN515 |
MORPHOLOGY AND LEXICOGRAPHY (IN ARABIC) |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN516 |
FILM TRANSLATION AND DUBBING |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN517 |
MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN518 |
SEMANTICS |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN519 |
TRANSLATION EDITING AND PROOF READING |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
| TRAN520 |
PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION |
3 |
(3Cr.:3Lec) |
ED |
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