Business English translation 1 1.N3.EP.BE.7

Course objectives
- familiarising the students with strategies used in administrative translations of business texts
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Course content
Features of specialised business texts and their translation
Aspects of business text analysis in specialised translation
Translation problems and procedures for business English texts
Aspects of equivalence in translating business English texts
Features of business and marketing texts such as genres, text-types, terminology, etc
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
material analysis, discussion, vocabulary excersises, individual work, group work, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 2 0,5 ECTS: 15h classes 1,5 ECTS: 40h preparations for classes + 10h consultations

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

part time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses
elective courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 5

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Requirements

Business English elective module Introduction to Business English Fundamentals of economics Business English communication skills Business English text analysis 1 & 2

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Tomasz Gornat

Learning outcomes

Knowledge
Student
m-W-1 has the ordered knowledge of the English business language; knows
the lexical-grammatical and stylistic rules of the English business
language, and the rules of the selection of means for expressing
specific types of information
P6S_WG

Skills
Student
m-U-1 has the ability to search for, analyze, select and use information
utilizing various sources and methods, including online resources
P6S_UW
m-U-2 is able to use the English language at C1 level in writing and speaking
with relative fluency, accuracy and communication efficiency in a wide
range of business topics

Social Competences
Student
m-K-1 can specify the priorities for the implementation of their goals and
tasks designated by others in the business context
P6S_KR

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active participation in classes - 45% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4)
2. Written assignments (translations) - 55% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4)

Pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list
Barańczak, Stanisław 2004: Ocalone w tłumaczeniu, Kraków: Wydawnictwo a5.
Bassnett, Susan 2002: Translation Studies. London: Routledge.
Belczyk, Arkadiusz, 2009: Poradnik tłumacza. Kraków: Idea.
Berezowski, Leszek , Jak czytać i rozumieć angielskie umowy? Wyd. Beck, 2017
Bukowski, Piotr, Magda Heydel (red.) 2009: Współczesne teorie przekładu: antologia. Kraków: Znak.
Jendrych, Elżbieta, 2016, Business Phrases, Collocations and Metaphors. Glossary with Practice and Answer Key, Wyd. Beck
Kowalska-Wilanowska, Monika, 2016 , English for Business Professionals. Wyd. Beck.
Kowalska-Wilanowska, Monika, 2019 , English for Business Communication Skills. Wyd. Beck.

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