WLC 501 Translation Studies Capstone Practicum

3 Credit(s)

Students will produce a comprehensive portfolio of translation work comprising multiple written projects. Course work and translation activities will focus on specialized areas of translation according to the student’s area of interest and language pair. Possible specializations include literary, technical, commercial, legal, medical, or translation for new media. Students will combine an extensive class project with service work in translation for an appropriate community organization, such as a health center, government or non-governmental agency, legal affairs or court work, or a domestic or international corporation. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisites: Four translation certificate courses, including WLC300, two advanced grammar courses (one in English, one in the target language), and the translation practicum in the target language, with a grade of B- or better.