Fundamentals of medical translation 340-AT2-1PTM

Course profile: general academic
Form of study: full-time
Course type: compulsory (M_2), specialized education subject
Field of study: humanities
Year of study: I, semester II
Number of teaching hours: 30 hours (exercises)
Didactic methods:
work on source materials
analysis of the source text
analysis of parallel text
preparation of glossaries
translation
analysis and correction of the completed translation
ECTS credits: 2
Balance of student workload:
- participation in exercises: 30h.
- preparation for classes: 20h
Total: 50h, equivalent to 2 ECTS

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

The purpose of the course is to introduce and familiarize with the formal and scientific principles for the production of medical/pharmacological translations, the usus of translation); the various genres of texts that the translator most often encounters in his practice in the field in question, in particular: information sheets, test descriptions, information leaflets describing drugs and cosmetics; translation of medical documentation; information leaflets accompanying medicines of wide use and scientific papers in the field of medicine and related sciences.

Course coordinators

Aleksandra Łukaszyk-Spryszak

Learning outcomes

KP7_WG6, KP7_WG7, KP7_ UW1, KP7_ UW5, KP7_UK1, KP7_ UK4, KP7_ UK5, KP7_ UU1, KP7_KK1, KP7_ KK2

Assessment criteria

Graded credit at the end of the semester - written credit.
Forms of evaluation: continuous assessment, presentation, written work.

Bibliography

The set of materials prepared by the teacher.

Additional information

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