Business Translations 1.2.5-EC-BT

Course objectives
- to develop a practical ability to prepare translations and interpretations of business texts between English and Polish, with attention to context and purpose.

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Course content
Working on source materials related to various aspects of business activities. Translation practice of business presentations, press articles, marketing materials, formal document templates in business context.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
presentation, text analysis, text translation, discussion, individual work, group work, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology - Practical Profile

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of hours: 30 total number of ECTS: 2 1 ECTS – 30 hours: class participation, 1 ECTS – 20 hours: preparation + 10 hours: consultations

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

practical profile

Type of course

elective courses

Mode

Online

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Aleksandra Nowak-Kmieć

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge
The student knows and understands:
1. position and importance of the English language and philological studies in the field of business (k_W01/P6S_WG)
2. specific terminology and techniques used in translation of business materials (k_W04/P6S_WG)

Skills
The student can
3. read and understand texts on topics related to business (k_U05/P6S_UK)
4. translate selected texts from their mother tongue into English (k_U11/P6S_UU)
5. be innovative in solving problems through proper selection, evaluation and analysis of the obtained information (k_U02/P6S_UW)

Social competences
The student is ready to
6. critically evaluate their own skills and knowledge and the continuous improvement of their skills, including language ones, while carrying out professional activities such as business translation (k_K03/P6S_KK)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learnign outcomes:

1. Active participation in classes - 50 % of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. Translation of sample business materials - 50 % of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4,5,6)

pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list:
A. obligatory reading (to get a credit):
https://www.polaris.com/en-us/about/
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/dec/06/just-never-going-to-be-ok-report-finds-luxury-brands-falling-behind-on-animal-welfare

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.2.5-EC-BT in USOSweb