Course Description
This course provides students with an awareness of cross-cultural differences and cognitive problems involved in inter-lingual translation. The first part of the course will discuss general problems in cultural representation and reception, with special reference to issues such as 'linguistic differences', 'religious differences' and 'conceptual differences'. The second part of the course will discuss translation strategies and methods of rendering cultural differences.
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Gain an understanding of cross-cultural differences in terms of linguistic properties, (core) values, religious practice and faith, and conceptual frames in sociocultural contexts.
CILO-2: Appreciate various strategies, methods and approaches to deal with such differences in inter-lingual translation.
CILO-3: Demonstrate an ability to complete translation projects, in which the students are capable of identifying cross-cultural differences and devising strategies to deal with the difference.