151466100 MEDIA AND POLITICAL TRANSLATION ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 151466000

This course has theoretical and practical components. It looks at problems in translating for authentic texts (around 1,500 words) in fields such as Politics and International Affairs and their representation in the Media, and the problems that arise in their translation. Students will translate texts from the field studied (e.g. speeches and political journalism) and critique each other’s work in a peer learning and assessment process. This course will pay attention also to the issue of translation for social media platforms where translators are confronted to unprecedented constraints, such as time and space. This issue is gaining ground quickly, especially with the rising importance of social media messages and tweets on multilingual platforms of political leaders, international organizations, NGOs, and media.