Overview

Advanced translation work. Students should be able to demonstrate confidence in working with demanding texts in both source and target languages.

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -D- - D+: To gain credit, students must display general competence in all skills tested.

-good -C- - B+: Students will show a good range of vocabulary, broad grammatical ability and the ability to express themselves effectively in all the skills required.

-excellent -A- - A*: The best candidates will demonstrate near-native abilities in all the skills tested, with a high level of confidence and flair in their expression, and will be applying the technical aspects of the language in a largely natural manner.

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate in translation work a sophisticated command of both German and English that is alive to the rhetorical range of both languages.

• Display an awareness in translation work of the cultural context of particular texts.