Translation Studies (TRST)

20009 Multilingual Information Lifecycle (3)
Introduction to the multilingual information cycle, inclduing general technological issues, text preparation, translation in markup languages, computer-assisted translation tools and multilingual information flow for translation. Course is taught in English. Prerequisite: translation majors (FRTR, GRTR, RUTR, SPTR).

30230 Approaches to Translation (3)
Introduction to foreign language translation. Introduces concepts, resources, principles and techniques of text analysis and translation strategies applicable to various types of texts. Prerequisite: junior standing.

30330 Cross-Language Mediation (3)
An exploration of textual and contextual factors impacting cross-language mediation. Prerequisite: none.

38303 Medical Spanish Translation and Interpreting (3)
Translation, cross-cultural health literacy, text analysis, familiarization with common medical text types and terminology; text production in English of Spanish medical documents, focusing on strategies of research, documentation and transfer. The rudiments of interpreting in health care environments, including protocol. Course is taught primarily in English. Prerequisite: SPAN 28202.