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Apr 26, 2024
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STLU 203 - UN Translation
This course is survey-type course in UN field-specific terminology: general, political, diplomatic, legal and economic; overview of documentary translation.

Part of the:The Professional Diploma in Legal and UN Translation

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, learners will be able to
1. identify main features of UN writing style;
2. use the established translation conventions for international agreements, conventions, treaties and covenants;
3. use Arabic unifying terminology in different fields;
4. use the Arabic equivalents given in Manual for Arabic Translators particularly for the state-of-the-art terminology;
5. use internationally established abbreviations and acronyms;
6. use the official names of countries and cities;
7. translate UN documents;and
8. revise and edit UN translated documents.

Admission Requirements for the above certificate(s):
1. Applicants must be university graduates (could be waived on a case-by-case basis) .
2. Completion of the Foundation Certificate in Translation and Interpreting.

Term duration: 12 Weeks
Schedule: 1 Session/week - 2.5 Hrs/Session
Or
Term duration: 6 Weeks
Schedule: 2 Sessions/week - 2.5 Hrs/Session

Assessments and Attendance:
Learners are assessed throughout the term by tests, quizzes, assignments, projects or other means of evaluation. End-of-term achievement tests measure learners’ overall performance in the course. The final grade in each course is based on learners’ performance on continual assessment measures and the final test. Final course grades are NOT based on attendance, since in accordance with SCE’s attendance policy, learners must attend at least 75 percent of the class sessions in order to be allowed to take the final examination.
3.000 Continuing Education Units
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Continuing Education
Schedule Types: Lecture

SCE Language Department

Course Attributes:
SCE-TRAN-REG

Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs:     
      Legal & UN Translation
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:     
      Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:     
      School of Continuing Education
Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors:     
      SCE Translation
Must be enrolled in one of the following Departments:     
      SCE Language

Prerequisites:
(Continuing Education level STTI 101 Minimum Grade of D and Continuing Education level STTI 102 Minimum Grade of D and Continuing Education level STTI 103 Minimum Grade of D and Continuing Education level STTI 104 Minimum Grade of D)

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