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Translation in Second Language Acquisition

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Course Information

Subject code

AL

Subject Code Description

Applied Linguistics

Course Number

6340

Course Title

Translation in Second Language Acquisition

Catalog Subject and Course Number

AL 6340

Catalog Title

Translation in Second Language Acquisition

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: C or better in AL 5990 (concurrent enrollment allowed) or appropriate placement.

Course Restrictions: Restricted to students in the  Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program or the Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program; and restricted to Graduate Students.

A course exploring the differences in structure, concept, culture and style among languages and the resulting problems in translating from one to another. Equivalence, untranslatability, languages in contact, and the use of translation in second language teaching are also examined.

Credit: 3