Afkinich Translation PFE 2018-2019

This is a PFE that introduces the students to the study and practice of the basic theory and techniques of language translation applied to general topics of current events. Translation as product, translation as process, cultural problems in translation, denotative vs. connotative meanings, formal properties of texts, language variety and glossary development.

In this PFE, the students are askec to carry out the following tasks:

1. Build a working translation bibliography containing at least 20 titles;
2. Translate a word list (I suggested the General Service List);
3. An in-class phonetic transcription exercise; 
4. A phonetic transcription of an audio text assigned by me. 
5. A group article review. Different groups of students are going to be assigned  an article to write an article review about;
6. a- Translation into Arabic of an assigned text;

     b- Translation of a text from English into Arabic

 7. write about difficulties encountered in translation work