Course Objectives:

• Enabling students to form a general idea about the nature of translation
• Training students in written translation from English into Arabic
• Sensitizing students to translation problems between the two languages as well as introducing them to some translation methods
• Preparing students to translate general and specialized texts

Course Description:

Students are trained in translation from English into Arabic. Short but graded texts (from the simplest to the most difficult) are translated and discussed. Throughout this course (and indeed in every other practical course throughout the programme) students are introduced to some translation methods and procedures.

Course material: The material for this course should be based on a selection of texts from various fields and various types.

• Administrator: Dr. Ali Abureesh