Course Title Code / No. No. of Units
Theory Practical Training Credits Translation in the Field of
Mass Media LAN 363
3 3
Prerequisites
LAN 350 Course:
Compulsory ( √ ) Optional ( )
Course Timing:
First Semester: ( ) Summer: ( ) Second Semester : ( √ )
The Course Description in Brief:
This course familiarizes students with terminology in English and Arabic used in the different types and branches of mass media printed and non-printed, namely newspapers, magazines, film, radio and television. The course also highlights the linguistic and cultural features inherent to the translation of mass media texts from and into Arabic and English. Students will use specialized dictionaries while translating texts in this field.
The Course Objectives:
This course aims at introducing students to the register and terminology of mass media in both Arabic and English. It also provides students with hands-on translation of Arabic and English texts related to mass media in order to enhance their skills and ability to overcome problems and difficulties when engaged in translating in this field. The course also aims at enabling students to develop and strengthen their repertoire of mass media terminology in Arabic and English.
Contents:
1. Mass media terminology in English and Arabic
2. A study of cultural and linguistic differences that mark source and target languages in the field of mass media
3. Practical training on selected texts in the field of mass media
4. A study of the sentence structure in Arabic and English in the field of mass media
5. Specialized dictionary usage The Course Outcomes:
Scientific Skills:
- Students will develop competence and skills in media terminology in
Arabic and English.
- Students will recognize the linguistic and stylistic differences between Arabic and English in the field of mass media.
Behavioral Skills:
- Students will develop interpersonal skills, a sense of responsibility and a commitment to class work.
- Students will develop critical thinking capacities.
Analytical Skills:
- Students will acquire the capacity for critical thinking and analysis.
- Students will develop linguistic awareness of Arabic and English structures that are inherent to translation in the field of mass media.
Assessment Methods:
Assessment mechanism is based on a continuous assessment of in-class performance, assignments, periodic tests, and a final exam.
Textbooks:
دمحأ
،يروبح سنرول
،باسك ةلاه
ونس ويحم ديفملا .
يف ةمجرتلا بيرعتلاو
راد .
ملعلا نييلاملل .
1999 Texts in the field of mass media selected by the teacher(
)
References :
د دمحم. لطبلا
مجعم . تادحولا
ةيمجرتلا يف
ملاعلإا يبرعلا
رصاعملا ةبتكم ,
نانبل
،نورشان 2006
.
Contents
Week Topics Notes
1. Introduction to the Course and Its Objectives 2. A Study of Arabic Terminology in the Field of Mass
Media
3. A Study of English Terminology in the Field of Mass Media
4. Linguistic and Stylistic Differences between English and Arabic in Translation of Media Texts (printed and electronic)
5. Periodical Test. 1
6. Usage of Dictionaries for Media Expressions and Terminology
7. Practice: Translation of Media Printed Texts from Arabic into English
8. Problems in the Process of Translating Media Texts and Terminology
9. Practice: Translation of Media Printed Texts from Arabic into English
10. Practice: Translation of Media Printed Texts from English into Arabic
11. Periodical Test. 2
12. Practice: Translation of Media Printed Texts from English into Arabic
13. Problems and Solutions in the Translation of Media Printed Texts
14. Practice: Translation of Media Printed Texts from Arabic into English
15. Practice: Translation of Media Printed Texts from English into Arabic
